Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past - Chapter Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War NCERT Solutions | Why do you think slaves and servants wer

What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?

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

State whether true or false:

(a) Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west.
(c) Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra.
(d) Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.
(e) Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.

Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire.

Complete the following sentences:
(a) Officials collected ———————— from the area under the direct control of the ruler.
(b) Royal princes often went to the provinces as ———

(c) The Mauryan rulers tried to control ———————— and ———————— which were important for transport.
(d) People in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with ————————

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

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

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

How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?

Match the columns

Sukta                                                            Stone boulder
Chariots                                                       Sacrifice
Yajna                                                           Well-said
Dasa                                                           Used in battles
Megalith                                                     Slave

Describe the ways in which the Buddha tried to spread his message to the people.

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:
Muvendar                                          Mahayana Buddhism
Lords of the dakshinapatha               Buddhacharita
Ashvaghosha                                    Satavahana rulers
Bodhisattvas                                     Chinese pilgrim
Xuan Zang                                        Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas

1. State whether true or false:
(a) Harishena composed a prashasti in praise of Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni.
(b) The rulers of Aryavarta brought tribute for Samudragupta.
(c) There were twelve rulers in Dakshinapatha.

(d) Taxila and Madurai were important centres under the control of the Gupta rulers.
(e) Aihole was the capital of the Pallavas.
(f) Local assemblies functioned for several centuries in south India.

Fill in the blanks:
(a) ———————— was a great astronomer.
(b) Stories about gods and goddesses are found in the ————————
(c) ———————— is recognised as the author of the Sanskrit Ramayana.
(d) ———————— and ———————— are two Tamil epics.

Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.

In what ways are present-day elections different from the ways in which rulers were chosen in janapadas?

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

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

List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.

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 were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the Harappans?

Do you think ordinary people would have read and understood the prashastis? Give reasons for your answer.

List 3 ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers.

Why do archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters to start with and that herding became more important later?