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The small tribes of the earlier period gave way to large kingdoms called
a. janapadas
b. mahajanapadas
c. republics
d. monarchies
Answer:
The correct option is (a) - Janapadas
Explanation:
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The word janapada literally means the ’land where the Jana set its foot, and settled down’.
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Small territorial units based on socio-economic and cultural conditions
of the region.
- Archaeologists have excavated a number of settlements in these janapadas, such as Purana Qila in Delhi , Hastinapura near Meerut , and Atranjikhera, near Etah (the last two are in Uttar Pradesh).
