Practice - Deciphering Brahmi
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Practice Questions
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What is Brahmi?
💡 Hint: Think of the script linked to Asoka's inscriptions.
Who deciphered Brahmi?
💡 Hint: Remember the officer from the East India Company.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Who was instrumental in deciphering the Brahmi script?
💡 Hint: Think of the officer who worked with the East India Company.
True or False: Most early inscriptions in India were written in Sanskrit.
💡 Hint: Recall what Prinsep discovered.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze the impact of Brahmi decipherment on modern understanding of Indian sociology.
💡 Hint: Reflect on what insights epigraphy provides into ancient social hierarchies.
Critically evaluate the limitations of relying solely on inscriptions for historical narratives.
💡 Hint: Consider how oral histories or other records might fill in the gaps left by inscriptions.
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