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Janapadas

  • means “land where the jana set its foot”

Major Janapadas

  • Purana Qila in Delhi
  • Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Atranjikhera near Etah (Uttar Pradesh)

Life in Janapadas

  • People lived in huts (no pakka houses with bricks anymore)
  • Farmed and kept cattle
    • Rice,
      wheat
      ,
      barley
      ,
      sugarcane
      ,
      sesame
      ,
      mustard
  • Painted Gray Ware
    was found
    • This is a special kind of pots with painted designs of simple lines and geometric patterns

Last update : 25 mai 2024
Created : 25 mai 2024