Chapter: 11. Literary Heritage Of India
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What is the central story of the Ramayana? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What does the term “moral stories” refer to? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What type of stories are the Jataka Tales and the Panchatantra? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What does literary heritage mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What advice does Lord Krishna give in the Bhagavad Gita? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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According to FactPedia, what is the purpose of the epics? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Name the two famous ancient epics of India. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What teachings can be found in the Ramayana? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What is an epic defined as in the chapter? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Why did Pandit Vishnu Sharma use stories to teach the princes? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What forms do characters take in the Jataka Tales and Panchatantra stories? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What is the key lesson from “The Monkey and the Crocodile” story? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Where did the fierce war in the Mahabharata take place, and which kingdom was it about? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What does the “Green Earth” section encourage students to find out about? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Who were the two warring family branches in the Mahabharata? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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