NCERT Solutions for Class-6 History Chapter-1 What, Where, How and When?

NCERT TEXTBOOK EXERCISES 

Question 1. 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

Answer:

Narmada Valley	Hunting and gathering
Magadha	The first big kingdom
Garo hills	Early agriculture
Indus and its tributaries	The first cities
Ganga Valley	Cities about 2500 years ago

Question 2. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
Answer: Handwritten book or a piece of literary work or material is called manuscript while writings engraved on pillars, rocks, copper or other metallic plates, etc. are called inscriptions.

Question 3. Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?
Answer: Rasheeda’s question was how could anyone know what had happened so many years ago. There are various ways by which people can about the past.
1. The remains left by the early man in the form of tools, weapons, pottery, jewelry etc.
2. After the man had learned the art of writing he wrote on leaves and bark of the trees and even on hard material. We have been able to read the script of these people (in any case).

Question 4. Make a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?
Answer:
1. Archaeologists study the remains of buildings made of stones and bricks that have survived, paintings, and sculptures. They find tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments, and coins.
2. Some of them may be made of stone, others out of bones, baked clay, and metal.

Question 5. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
Answer: The ordinary men did hot keep a reward for what they did because they did not know’ how to read and write.-There was a specialized class of people called ‘scribes’ who recorded all the events.

Question 6. Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.
Answer: The king led a luxurious life. He made all the decisions for society and looked after their welfare. They led the armies in war.
Farmers: They worked very hard to grow crops, for the people. They led an ordinary life, where he could barely fulfill his needs.

Question 7. Find the word crafts persons on page 1. List at least five different crafts that you know about today. Are the craftspersons – (a) men (b) women (c) both men and women?
Answer:

Crafts Persons (Six)	Products
1. Gatherers (Both men and women)	Food collection such as seeds, roots, and fruits.
2. Tool Makers (Men)	Making of tools and objects used by men in the food-gathering stage of the Stone Age.
3. Hunters (Men)	Hunting of wild animals.
4. Fishermen	Fishing
5. Painters (Men)	Drawing of pictures of animals and hunting scenes in caves.
6. Shepherds (Men)	Taming (domesticating) of animals, tamed animals for food, milk, and wool.
7. Potters (Both men and women)	Pottery making.
8. Farmers (Both men and women)	Farming (and harvesting)
9. Weavers (Men)	The weaving of cloths.
10. Ornaments Makers (Men)	Ornaments were made from shells and bones.
11. Sculptors (Men)	Making of sculptures.
12. Carpenters (Men)	Cutting of trees, making wooden articles.
13. Traders (Both men and women)	Exchanged surplus products for goods needed.

Question 8. What were the subjects on which books were written in the past? Which of these would you like to read?
Answer: The books dealt with all kinds of subjects like religious beliefs & practices, the lives of the king’s medicine and science. In addition, there were epics, poems & plays. The most popular epics of India are Ramayana & Mahabharata. I would like to read these two books.