Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past - Chapter Traders, Kings and Pilgrims NCERT Solutions | What were the main features of Bhakti?

Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?

Why do you think ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti?

Discuss the reasons why the Chinese pilgrims came to India.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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?

In what ways are the books we read today different from the Rigveda?

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.

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

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

Make a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?

Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?

List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.

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