CBSE Class 6 Social Science Advanced What, Where, How and When Very Short Answer Questions Set 01

Very Short Answer Questions

Question 1. Fill in the blank: We can know about pre-history through _________.
Answer:
We learn about pre-history through archaeology, because no written records exist for that period.
In simple words: Pre-history has no writing, so we study the remains dug up from the ground.

Teacher's Note:
1. Pre-history means the time before writing.
2. Tools, bones and pottery found by archaeologists tell its story.

Question 2. Fill in the blank: The period for which writing records are available is called _________.
Answer:
It is called history.
In simple words: When written records exist, that time is history.

Teacher's Note:
1. Do not mix it up with pre-history, which has no written records.
2. The invention of writing marks the start of history.

Question 3. Fill in the blank: Archaeological sources are _________ evidences.
Answer:
Archaeological sources are direct evidences.
In simple words: Objects dug up from the past are first-hand proof.

Teacher's Note:
1. Coins, tools and buildings were made and used in that very period.
2. So they are direct, physical evidence.

Question 4. Fill in the blank: Writings that are not religious are known as _________ literature.
Answer:
They are known as secular literature.
In simple words: Writings about worldly matters are secular.

Teacher's Note:
1. Secular literature includes books on government, plays and histories.
2. The Arthashastra is a good example.

Question 5. Fill in the blank: Before paper, books were written on _________ leaves.
Answer:
Before paper came into use, books were written on palm leaves.
In simple words: Palm leaves were the old writing material.

Teacher's Note:
1. Many old manuscripts of India are on palm leaves.
2. Birch bark was also used in some regions.

Question 6. State True or False: Coins are valuable source of information.
Answer:
True. Coins help fix the dates of dynasties and tell us about the economy, the rulers and the extent of their kingdoms.
In simple words: Coins are a useful archaeological source.

Teacher's Note:
1. Samudragupta's coins show him playing the veena.
2. Coins also show which metals were used.

Question 7. State True or False: 'Indica' was written by Kautilya.
Answer:
False. Indica was written by Megasthenes, a Greek visitor to the Mauryan court. Kautilya wrote the Arthashastra.
In simple words: Indica is by Megasthenes, not Kautilya.

Teacher's Note:
1. Do not mix up a foreign traveller's account with a native work.
2. Megasthenes described Mauryan administration and society.

Question 8. State True or False: History is studied in chronological order.
Answer:
True. Events are arranged in the order in which they happened, as on a timeline.
In simple words: History follows the sequence of time.

Teacher's Note:
1. Chronological means in order of time.
2. A timeline helps to place events one after another.

Question 9. State True or False: Monuments provide important information regarding our heritage.
Answer:
True. Old buildings, temples, palaces and stupas show the art, religion and daily life of the past.
In simple words: Monuments are evidence of our past.

Teacher's Note:
1. The ruins of Nalanda tell about ancient education.
2. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro show an early city civilization.

Question 10. State True or False: Religious literature is an archaeological source.
Answer:
False. Religious literature is a literary source. Archaeological sources are things like coins, monuments, inscriptions and artefacts.
In simple words: Religious books are literary, not archaeological, sources.

Teacher's Note:
1. Written works belong to literary sources.
2. Digging up objects gives archaeological sources.