EXTRA QUESTIONS OF HISTORY CLASS 6

CLASS 6 SUBJECT SOCIAL SCIENCES

CHAPTER 3 HISTORY

FROM GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

EXTRA QUESTIONS

Q1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:-

1.      How early man got the idea of farming?

Ans: I think early man might have observed many things.

·         The places where edible plants were found.

·         How the seed broke off into stalks.

·         Seeds might have fallen down on the ground accidently and the new plants might have sprouted from those seeds.

·         And perhaps they might have begun to look after plants, protected them from birds and animals, so that they could grow and get ripened.

·         In this way they might have become farmers.

2.      How early man became herder?

Ans: The early man might have observed the following things and became herder.

·         He might have seen the dogs scaring away wild animals.

·         He might have found the animals like goats, sheep, and pig good in taste and could be used as food.

·         These animals eat only grass.

3.      What is domestication?

Ans: Process in which people grow plants and look after animals is called domestication.

It became about 12000 years ago.

4.      In what ways grains were used by the early man?

Ans: Grains were used as food, seed and gifts by the early man.

5.      How animals used as source of food?

Ans: Animals give us milk and meat. So animals were reared and used as source of food.   

6.      What kind of tools was used in Neolithic period?

Ans: Polished tools, tools with fine cutting edge, sharper, tools with wooden handles, small in size and mortars and pestles for grinding grains etc. were used in the Neolithic age.

7.      What are tribes?

Ans: When two or three generations live together in a small area it is called tribes.

8.      Write down division of work.

Ans: Men do agriculture work like preparing ground and sowing seeds.

Children look after plants, drive away animals and birds to save crops.

Men and women both do cleaning of animals, milking, making pots, tools and baskets.

All take part in singing, dancing and paintings.

9.      Why Mehrgarh is an important site?

Ans: It is one of the places where men and women learnt to grow wheat and barley.

Here the sheep and goats were reared for the first time.

It is one of the earliest villages that we know about.

10.  Name animals that were domesticated by people of Mehrgarh.

Ans: Sheep, Goat, Pig, Deer, Cattle etc.

11.  What kind of houses was found in Mehrgarh?

Ans: Rectangular and square

Each house had four or more compartments.

Storage place was also there in the houses.

12.  Write location of Daojali Hading.

Ans: This is a site in North-East hills of Assam.

It was near Brahamputra valley.

It was close to the routes into China and Myanmar.

13.   Write the beliefs of the people of Mehrgarh.

Ans: Many burial sites have been found in Mehrgarh.

Dead bodies were buried with the items of daily use.

They believe life after death.

They also believe in magical power.

They buried food and other things with the dead bodies for their journey to the other world.

14.  What did archeologists find in Daojali Hading.

Ans: They found the stone tools, mortars and pastels that indicate that people were growing grains and preparing food from them.

Some tools were made of wood.

Pottery and jadeite stone, brought from china, have also been found.

15.  What is Fossil wood?

Ans: Fossil wood is an ancient wood that has harden into stone.

CHAPTER 3 HISTORY

FROM GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

EXTRA QUESTIONS

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:-

1.      What do you mean by civilization?

Ans:- Civilization means our develop state of human society.

2.      Write Harappa civilization.

Ans: It is estimated that Harappa developed about 4700 years ago and begin to end about 3900 years ago.

3.      Name the four Harappan civilizations.

Ans: Lothal, Klibangan, Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro.

4.      Mention archeological sites where the cities of Harappa civilization found.

Ans: Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan.

Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana in India.

5.      What things did the Archeologists found at the sites of Harappa?

Ans: Red pottery with black designs.

 Stone weight

Blades

Copper tools

Long stone blades.

6.      What is Citadel?

Ans: the cities of Harappa were divided into two parts.

The higher side on the west part of the cities was known as Citadel.

The rich and the big merchants lived there.

Big buildings like great bath and the granary were made in this area.

7.      What were the features of the Great Bath in Mehgarh?

Ans: It is located in Citadel in Mohenjo-Daro.

It looks like rectangular tank.

It is made with bricks, coated with plaster and made tight with layer of natural tar.

There were steps going down to it from two sides.

Water was brought from a well and drained out after use.

8.      Describe houses of Harappa Civilization.

Ans: Houses were of one or two storyes.

Rooms were built around a courtyard.

Most of the houses had separate bathing area and some had wells to supply water.

They were made of baked bricks of uniform size and good quality.

9.      Write about drainage system in Harappa civilization.

Ans: Harappa cities had covered drains.

Each drain had gentle slope.

Drains in the houses were provided at intervals

Drains in the houses were connected to streets.

Inspection holes were provided at intervals to clean them.

Smaller drains were connected to bigger drains.

10.  Write about city planning of Harappa civilization.

Ans: Street cut each other at right angle.

Drains were covered.

Street lamps were at the same distance.

Every street had round corner.

Houses, drains and streets were planned and built at the same time.

11.  Who were scribes?

Ans: People who know how to write were known as scribes.

They helped in preparing seals and perhaps wrote on other material that has not survived.

12.  Who were crafts persons?

Ans: Craftsperson made all kind of things either in their home or in special workshops.

They include both men and women.

13.  What was first grown in Mehrgarh?

Ans: Cotton.

14.  Who were specialists in Harappan civilization?

Ans: Specialist was a person who was trained to do only one kind of work, e.g. cutting stones, polishing beads and carving seals.

15.  Make a list of grains grown in Harappan cities.

Ans: Wheat, Barley, pulses, peas, rice, mustard and sesame.

16.  Write about Dholavira in Harappan civilization and what did they find?

Ans: The city of Dholavira was located on Khadar beyt of Rann of Kuchh.

It was divided in three parts.

Each part was surrounded by massive stone tools.

The settlement also had a huge open area where public ceremonies were held.

Other finds include large letters of Harrapan script that is carved of white stone or wood.

17.  Where is Lothal located?

Ans: The city of Lothal located beside the tributaries of The Sabarmati in Gujarat near gulf of Khumbat.

18.  What did we find in Lothal?

Ans: A dockyard that was used for loading goods.

A storehouse with many seals.

A building that can be workshop for many beads.

19.  What is seal?

Ans: A seal is a wax, lead or other material that has designed mark on it.

20.  List in people who lived in cities.

Ans: Rulers who planned to construct city.

Traders and merchants who go to distant land for trade.

Scribes who wrote on seals and other materials.

Craftsperson, who made things in their houses and workshops.