The Mauryan Empire
THE FIRST EMPIRE
We
have read about how small states, or janapadas, came to be formed in different
parts of the subcontinent and eventually conquered neighbouring states to form
larger states, or mahajanapadas. As more territories were conquered, the
mahajanapadas gave way to empires. The empires...
Motions
of the Earth
Earth
has two types of motions:
Rotation
- Rotation can be defined as the movement of the Earth on its axis.
Revolution-
Revolution can be defined as the movement of the Earth on its orbit around the
Sun
This
rotation and revolution are responsible for causing day and night, and
change in seasons...
Sortinge Materials into Groups
The
objects which we see around us are made of different materials like wood,
glass, rubber, plastic, cotton, etc. They are of different shapes, sizes,
colours and uses. For example, table, chair, bag, books, clothes, birds, cars,
trees are all made of different materials. How do...