Class 7 NCERT • Exploring Society SST Portal
Ch 05: First Empire: Mauryas
Select a topic or study module below to explore Chandragupta and Chanakya, Pataliputra administration, Ashoka and the Kalinga war, Ashoka’s Dhamma, Maurya art, and textbook solutions.
Topic 01 • Rise of Maurya Empire
Chandragupta Maurya, Chanakya (Kautilya), Overthrowing Nandas & Pan-Indian Expansion
Topic 02 • Administration & Megasthenes
Megasthenes’ Indika, Imperial Bureaucracy, City Committees & Royal Surveillance
Topic 03 • Ashoka & Kalinga War
Military Conquests, Turning Point of the Kalinga War, Remorse & Transformation
Topic 04 • Ashoka’s Dhamma
Rock & Pillar Edicts in Brahmi/Prakrit, Non-Violence, Moral Welfare & Religious Tolerance
Topic 05 • Economy & Art
Trade Networks, Punch-Marked Coins, Stupas, Monolithic Stone Pillars & Lion Capitals
Module 06 • Exercises & Quiz