CBSE Class 6 Social Science History Worksheet

Q1.Choose the correct option

a) The Great Bath was in
i) Harappa
ii) Burzahom
iii)Mohenjodaro
iv) Sindh

b) A new tool in the Harappan cities used to dig the earth
i) spade
ii) plough
iii) arrow
iv) iron spear

c) In the beginning the Rigveda was passed on to the next generation by
i) orally reciting and memorizing it
ii) in the form of written text
iii) keeping it a secret among a few
iv) by performing yajnas

d) Ashwamedha was a ritual to recognize the supremacy of a
i) horse
ii) sage
iii) king
iv) scribes

e) The agricultural tax which was fixed in the Mahajanpadas was
i)½
ii) 1/6th
iii) 1/4th
iv) 1/8th of the total produce

f) Karmakars were
i) landless agricultural labourers
ii) crafts men
iii) hunters
iv) farmers

g) Megaliths are
i) metals
ii) stone boulder
iii) grave sites
iv) copper pots

h) Pataliputra is present day
i) Palam
ii) Patna
iii) Pathankot
iv) Pilibhit

i) The Rigveda was composed by
i) sages
ii) kings
iii) dasyus
iv) scribes

Q2.Answer the following questions in one or two words

a) The river that flowed through Magadha.________________

b) It was the capital city of Vajji. ________________

c) The Rigveda has been composed in this language.____________

d) These were the people who knew how to write in the Harappan civilization. ________________

Q3.Answer the following questions

a) Describe a typical city in Harappan civilization.

c) Write a short note on megaliths. How are they helpful in determining the difference in social status?

d) How many Vedas are there? Name them. Which Veda is known as the oldest Veda? Write any three features of this Veda.

e) Differentiate between the life of a dasa and dasi with that of a Raja.

f) Why did the Rajas of the Mahajanapadas build forts?

g) How do we know that cotton was grown in Mohenjodaro?

History

You have studied about Bhimbetka rock shelter . Find out information about another such rock shelter of the world. Prepare a note on it along With some pictures.

Ln. 1 : What, Where, How and When

Fill in the blanks.

Question. The places where rice was first grown to the north of the ________________.
Answer : Vindhyas

Question. _________________ are smaller rivers that flow into larger river.
Answer : Tributaries

Question. _____________ river is Ganga’s tributary.
Answer : Son

Question. Some of the earliest cities flourished on the bank of _______________ river.
Answer : Indus

Question. The word India comes from the ______________ called _________________ in Sanskrit.
Answer : Indus Sindhu

Question. The name Bharata was mentioned in _____________________.
Answer : Rigveda

Question. The Latin word manes meaning _________________.
Answer : hand

Question. _____________________ are written in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil.
Answer : manuscripts

Question. Those who study about remains of the past objects are called ___________________.
Answer : archaeologist

Question. BC stand for ________________________.
Answer : Before Christ

Question. AD stand s for _____________________ meaning in the year of the lord.
Answer : Anno Domini

Question. _________________ is a town on the north coast of Egypt.
Answer : Rosetta

Ln.2 On the trail of the earliest people.

Fill in the blanks.

Question. ______________________ were people who lived in the subcontinent as early as two million years ago.
Answer : Hunter gathers

Question. ________________ are places where the remains of things were found.
Answer : Sites

Question. Places where stone was found and where people made tools are known as _____________________.
Answer : Factory sites

Question. Traces of ash had been found in the ____________________.
Answer : Kurnool caves

Question. The changing of climate of the world around 12,000 years ago led to the development of _________________.
Answer : Grass land

Question. Archaeologist call the earliest period as the ______________________________ age.
Answer : Palaeolithic

Question. The word Palaeolithic comes from two Greek words _________________ and ___________________.
Answer : Palaeo Lithos

Question. Ostriches were found in India during the __________________________ period.
Answer : Palaeolithic period

Question. A number of earliest palaeolithic sites were found in ______________________.
Answer : Hunsgi

Question. Mesolithic period is also known as _________________.
Answer : Middle Stone age

Ln. 3 From Gathering to Growing Food

Fill in the blanks:

Question. The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the _____________.
Answer : dog

Question. The process in which people grow plants and look after animals is called ______________.
Answer : domestication

Question. Amongst animals that were relatively _________________ were selected for ___________________.
Answer : gentle breeding

Question. In Burzahom people built _____________________ which were dug in to the ground.
Answer : Pit houses

Question. Domestication began about _____________ years ago.
Answer : 12,000

Question. In _________________ man used polished tools and weapons.
Answer : Neolithic age

Question. Farmers and herders lived in groups called ____________________.
Answer : tribes

Question. Remains of square and rectangular houses were found at ________________________.
Answer : Mehrgarh

Question. The ceremony when a dead body is put into the ground is ____________________.
Answer : burial

Question. ___________________ and _________________ are used for grinding grains and other plant products.
Answer : Mortars pestles

Ln. 1 : What, Where, How and When

Fill in the blanks.

1. The places where rice was first grown to the north of the ________________.
Answer : Vindhyas

2. _________________ are smaller rivers that flow into larger river.
Answer : Tributaries

3. _____________ river is Ganga’s tributary.
Answer : Son

4. Some of the earliest cities flourished on the bank of _______________ river.
Answer : Indus

5. The word India comes from the ______________ called _________________ in Sanskrit.
Answer : Indus Sindhu

6. The name Bharata was mentioned in _____________________.
Answer : Rigveda

7. The Latin word manes meaning _________________.
Answer : hand

8. _____________________ are written in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil.
Answer : manuscripts

9. Those who study about remains of the past objects are called ______________________.
Answer : archaeologist

10. BC stand for ________________________.
Answer : Before Christ

11. AD stand s for __________________________ meaning in the year of the lord.
Answer : Anno Domini

12. _________________ is a town on the north coast of Egypt.
Answer : Rosetta

Ln.2 On the trail of the earliest people.

Fill in the blanks.

1. _______________________ were people who lived in the subcontinent as early as two million years ago.
Answer : Hunter gathers

2. ________________ are places where the remains of things were found.
Answer : Sites

3. Places where stone was found and where people made tools are known as _____________________.
Answer : Factory sites

4. Traces of ash had been found in the _____________________________.
Answer : Kurnool caves

5. The changing of climate of the world around 12,000 years ago led to the development of _________________.
Answer : Grass land

6. Archaeologist call the earliest period as the ______________________________ age.
Answer : Palaeolithic

7. The word Palaeolithic comes from two Greek words _________________ and ___________________.
Answer : Palaeo Lithos

8. Ostriches were found in India during the __________________________ period.
Answer : Palaeolithic period

9. A number of earliest palaeolithic sites were found in ______________________.
Answer : Hunsgi

10. Mesolithic period is also known as ___________________________________.
Answer : Middle Stone age

Ln. 3 From Gathering to Growing Food

Fill in the blanks:

1. The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the _____________.
Answer : dog

2. The process in which people grow plants and look after animals is called _______________________.
Answer : domestication

3. Amongst animals that were relatively _________________ were selected for ___________________.
Answer : gentle breeding

4. In Burzahom people built _____________________ which were dug in to the ground.
Answer : Pit houses

5. Domestication began about _____________ years ago.
Answer : 12,000

6. In ________________________ man used polished tools and weapons.
Answer : Neolithic age

7. Farmers and herders lived in groups called ____________________.
Answer : tribes

8. Remains of square and rectangular houses were found at _______________
Answer : Mehrgarh

9. The ceremony when a dead body is put into the ground is ____________________.
Answer : burial

10. ___________________ and _________________ are used for grinding grains and other plant products.
Answer : Mortars pestles