Question Answers: NCERT Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past

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 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

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.

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

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

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 were the new administrative arrangements during this period?

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

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?

Why did the rajas of mahajanapadas build forts?

Find out more and tell a story from one of the epics.

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

List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire (see page 15). Would you use fire for any of these purposes today?

Match the columns

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

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

Why do you think Anagha’s mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha?

Why do you think ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti?

What were the main features of Bhakti?