NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past

Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?

Read the story on page 122. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 5 and 10?

Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?

Fill in the blanks:
(a) ———————— was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.
(b) The gramabhojaka often got his land cultivated by the ————————
(c) Ploughmen were known as ———————— in Tamil.
(d) Most grihapatis were ———————— landowners.

Match the following
Stupa                                                 Place where the image of the deity is installed

Shikhara                                            Mound
Mandapa                                           Circular path around the stupa

Garbhagriha                                       Place in temples where people could assemble

Pradakshina patha                            Tower

Choose the correct answer:
(a) Ring wells were used for:
     1. bathing
     2. washing clothes
     3. irrigation
     4. drainage
(b) Punch marked coins were made of:
     1. silver
     2. gold
     3. tin
     4. ivory

(c) Mathura was an important:

     1. village
     2. port
     3. religious centre
     4. forested area
(d) Shrenis were associations of:
     1. rulers
     2. crafts persons
     3. farmers
     4. herders

Match the following:

Narmada Valley                       The first big kingdom
Magadha                                 Hunting and gathering
Garo                                        hills Cities about 2500 years ago
Indus and its tributaries           Early agriculture
Ganga Valley                          The first cities

What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?

What changes do you find in the army at this time?

What were the new administrative arrangements during this period?

Why do you think slaves and servants were ill-treated? Do you think the orders of the emperor would have improved their condition? Give reasons for your answer.

Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?

Read the story on page 122. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 5 and 10?

Make a list of the chapters in which you find mention of metal working. What are the metals objects mentioned or shown in those chapters?

1. Complete the sentences:
(a) Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because ————————.
(b) Grasslands developed around ———————— years ago.

Mention three authors who wrote about Harshavardhana.

What kinds of evidence do historians use to find out about trade and trade routes?

Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today?

What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?

What changes do you find in the army at this time?