CBSE Class 6 History What Where How And When Worksheet

Chapter 1- What Where How and When?

Q-1 Define the following terms:

         History, Prehistory, Historians, Food gatherer, Archaeology, Script, Inscription, Source, Manuscript, Monuments, Literary source, Archaeologist.

Q-2 Give the full form of the following:

        B.C., A.D., C.E., B.C.E., B.P.

Q-3 What are the various sources to study the past?

Q-4 Who were the gatherers? Where were they found?

Q-5 a) Name the river, where early man lived several thousand years ago?

        b) Indicate the regions, where early man started producing food or doing Farming for the first time?

Q-6 When and where the early cities found?

Q-7 what is the origin of the word ‘INDIA’?

Q-8 Give the appropriate dates for:-

        a) The beginning of agriculture

        b) The first cities on the Indus-

Q-9 List the major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions?

Q-10 how did the movements of people enrich our cultural traditions?

Q-11 which is the oldest Veda? Name the four Vedas and the two epics of ancient India.

Q-12 Name the languages used in writing manuscripts by the people.

Q-13 what are the two kinds of literary sources?

Q-14 Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

          a) The stanch sputa are an example of a _________.

          b) The Vedas are regarded as ________literature.

          c) ________is both archaeological and literary source.

          d) Prakrit is an ancient__________.

Q.1. Answer in a word:

(i) The place where rice was first grown. __________________

(ii) The area along the south of the Ganga. ________________

(iii) The earliest composition in Sanskrit. ___________________

(iv) The language used by ordinary people. _________________

(v) Manuscripts were usually written on. ___________________

Q.2. Very short answers.

(i) Where are the Garo hills located?

(ii) What are tributaries? Name the tributary of Ganga.

(iii) From where does the word India come?

(iv) What were the occupations of the people of Andaman Islands?

(v) Who were skilled gatherers?

Q.3. Answer the following:

(i) What is history? Why do we study history?

(ii) What are ‘sources’? How many sources are there?

(iii) Give two examples of inscriptions of ancient India.

(iv) Who are archaeologists? What do they do?

(v) How can you say that historians and archaeologists are like detectives?

(vi) How was travelling an important part of life of the people in the past?

(vii) What are the different ways to find out about the past?

Fill in the blanks:

1. The place where rice was first grown to the north of ____________________.

2. ____________________ are smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers.

3. _____________________ river is Ganga’s tributary.

4. Some of the earliest cities flourished in the bank of _________________ river.

5. The word India comes from the __________________ called Sindhu in ______________.

6. ____________________ were a group of people who lived in the north west of India.

7. The Latin word ‘manu’ means __________________________.

8. _______________________ were written in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil.

9. Those who study about the remains of past objects are called ____________________.

10. B.C stands for ______________________.

11. A.D stands for __________________________ meaning in the year of the lord.

12. _________________ is a town on the north east of Egypt.