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1. Do you think it was a true democracy? 2. You are peeping through a crack in the walls of the assembly of Vaishali, where a meeting is in progress to discuss ways to deal with an attack by the king of Magadha. Describe what you might hear.  

Answer:

(1)In Athens, it was not true democracy. (2)The jana or assembly in Vaishali is holding a meeting to discuss how to deal with an attack by the king of Magadha.   (i) Who is going to lead the army? (ii) Who is in the total control of the army? (iii) Who will lead the elephants, horses and chariots, the different wings of the army? (iv) What strategy will be adopted in the direct combat? (v} Then will they meet to during the battle to discuss the situation?