Like elsewhere, in ancient India the myth related to the origin of the world is related with the great flood as depicted in the ………… tradition.

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• The ……………… tradition traces the lineage of all kings and royal families of ancient India either to the Suryvamsa or to the Chandravamsa.
• There was a male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depicted on the ………….. seals. It is identified as the pre-historic Siva or Pasupati.
• …………. policy of Dhamma or Dharma had earned him the credit of being considered as one of the greatest kings of the ancient world.
• The ………….. region was inhabited by war like tribes like Maravar kallar; vettuvar who resorted to plunder and warfare.
• According to the tradition, ………….. the primeval man was the only one to survive the deluge, who returns to Jambu dweep (Indian sub continent), where he laments on his loneliness.
• The descent groups of ………….. described in the geneaological section of the early Indian historical tradition.
• The ……………. describes the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. According to tradition, Vyasa was its compiler.
• The Jain tradition regards ………….. as the founder of Jainism.
• The …………….. pre-state society in ancient India is generally considered as a lineage society, which was mainly pastoral and mobile.
• ……………. in his book Ancient India says,” The Harappan script is not alphabetical but mainly pictographic”.