Unit 3
- Explain why patriliny may have been particularly important among elite families.
- How important were gender differences in early societies ? Give reasons for your answer.
- Discuss whether the Mahabharata could have been the work of a single author.
- Explain the process of the Mahabharata’s transmission and publication. How have these processes influenced its interpretation by historians over time?
- Discuss whether kings in early states were invariably Kshatriyas.
