Class 6 History Chapter 1 Question Answers - What, Where, How and When?

Q1. Name an important river along which people lived for several hundred thousand years.

Narmada

Narmada River

Q2. What is the full form of BCE?

Before Common Era.

Q3. What is the full form of AD?

Anno Domini

Q4. What is the full form of CE?

Common Era

Q5. What was the source of food for most of the people living in the Andaman Islands?

Fishing, forest products and hunting.

Q6. What is an inscription?

Inscriptions are writings on a relatively hard surface such as stone or metal.

Q7. Name the leaf on which Manuscripts in the Ancient period were usually written?

Palm leaf

Q8. Define Archaeology.

Archaeology is the study of the remains of buildings (made of stone and brick), paintings and sculpture.

Archaelogy

Q9. Name the language which was not used in the Ancient Period.

Hindi

Q10. How can we say that the Hindi language was not used in the Ancient Period?

Most epics, poems and plays in the ancient period were written in Sanskrit or Prakrit.

Ancient Prakrit Language

Q11. What do we call to the area along the river Ganga and it's tributary rivers in ancient times?

Magadha

Q12. Where did women and men first begin to cultivate crops such as wheat and barley?

In Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

Q13. The manuscripts are preserved in _________.

Temples

Q14. What evidence do we get from the bones of animals?

Bones of the animals helped to know the eating habits of the people.

Q15. Name the language in which most of the manuscripts were written.

Sanskrit

Q16. What do we call the information gathered by the historians from inscriptions, manuscripts and archaeology?

A source

Q17. River Indus was addressed as Indos or Hindus by the ___________ and _________.

Iranians and Greeks.

Q18. What do we call the tributary of the Ganga river?

Son

Q19. Why People of this age travelled from place to place?

To develop agriculture and basic things.

Q20. Which is the best successful example in understanding history through decipherment?

The history of Egypt.

Q21. Name the direction towards which Rice was first grown in the Vindhyas.

North

Q22. One can figure out the specific year of any historical event on the basis of birth of_____________.

Christ

Q23. The times of kings could be known due to the availability of ____________

Records

Q24. What do we call specially prepared bark of tree on which manuscripts were written?

Birch

Q25. What is the meaning of the term “Indus’ in Sanskrit?

The term "Indus" in Sanskrit refers to a river, specifically the Indus River, which is called "Sindhu" in Sanskrit. 

Q26. Who is an archaeologist?

The people who study the objects of the past.

Q27. Who were hunter-gatherers?

The people, who hunted wild animals, caught fish and birds and gathered fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves and eggs for their food were called hunter-gatherers.

Q28. How do people living in the Andaman Islands manage their living?

People living in the Andaman Islands get their own food by fishing, hunting and by collecting forest produce.

Q29. Where did people live in prehistoric times?

In prehistoric times people lived along the rivers and in areas with ample plant and animal life.

Q30. What were the occupations of the people in the early days?

People in the early days were hunters, herders, farmers, rulers, musicians, merchants, priests, craftsmen, artists & scientists.