Unity and Diversity of India

Question 1

Example of Unity in Ancient India

Answer 1

1. Bharatvarsha name
2. Linguistic unity = Prakrit Mauryan times, Sanskrit Gupta times

Question 2

Unity recognized by foreigners as well in ancient india as evident by?

Answer 2

Whole country named after Sindhu river

Question 3

Impact of Geographical Diversity

Answer 3

1. Natural barriers in most regions –> Different cultural pockets developed
2. Difficult to rule over all regions due to natural frontiers, hence every region grew as different cultural unit