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Chapter 12 India, Nations in the Northwest of the Indian Subcontinent and China Solutions

Complete Maharashtra State Board Balbharati & Yuvakbharati textbook solutions for Chapter 12 India, Nations in the Northwest of the Indian Subcontinent and China. Step-by-step solved exercises, numerical problems, and digest answers.

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Maharashtra State Board Class 11 History Solutions Chapter 12 India, Nations in the Northwest of the Indian Subcontinent and China

1A. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete sentences.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
The coin hoards found in ____________ had Roman gold coins in it. (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(a) Tamil Nadu
Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
The famous king Hammurabi had ruled the kingdom of ____________ (a) Syria (b) Babylon (c) China (d) Greece
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(b) Babylon
Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
The route that links Asia and ____________ is referred as the ‘Silk Route’. (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) America (d) Russia
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(a) Europe
Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution
‘White Horse Temple is the first Buddhist temple built in ____________ (a) India (b) Japan (c) China (d) Egypt
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(c) China

1B. Find the incorrect pair from set B and write the correct ones.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

Set ‘A’

Set ‘B’

(1) Strabo

Geographia

(2) Pliny the Elder

Naturalis Historia

(3) Hippalus

Hippokura

(4) Arrian

Indica

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

(3) Hippalus – Periplus of the Erythrean Sea

1C. Write the names.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
A place in the Gandhara region enlisted as a World Cultural heritage.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Takht-i-Bahi
Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
Buddhist monks in the 4th century B.C.E. translated many Buddhist texts into the Chinese language.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Kumarjeeva

2. Complete the concept maps.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
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3. Explain the following statements with reasons.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Buddhism reached China during the Kushana period.
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Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
The merchants rarely used the shorter line of the Silk Route.
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4. State your opinion.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
There was a close cultural association between the Gandhara region and India before the advent of Islam.
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5. Write short notes.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Shahji-ki-Dheri
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Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
The Bamiyan Buddhas.
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6. Answers the following questions with the help of given points.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Write about the ties between ancient India and China. (a) Trade relations (b) The spread of Buddhism in China (c) Serendian art style
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
(a) Trade relations:

(b) The spread of Buddhism in China:

(c) Serendian art style:

Activity

Collect more information about the ‘Silk Route’ with the help of the internet.
Answer: