Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past - Chapter Buildings, Paintings and Books NCERT Solutions | Make a list of the chapters in which you

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Why do people who grow crops have to stay in the same place for a long time?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Compare the drainage system in your locality with that of the cities mentioned in the lesson. What similarities and differences do you notice?

Why do you think ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti?

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