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.

Q4. What is Cartouche?

Scholars who could read Greek figured out that the names of king and queen were enclosed in a little frame called Cartouche.

Cartouche

Q5. List the number of languages inscribed on the stone of Rosetta.

Three

Q6. Where is Rosetta located?

Rosetta is a town on the north coast of Egypt.

Q7. What is the full form of BCE?

Before Common Era.

Q8. What is the full form of AD?

Anno Domini

Q9. What is the full form of CE?

Common Era

Q11. What was the source of food for most of the people living in the Andaman Islands?

Fishing, forest products and hunting.

Q12. What is an inscription?

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

Q13. Name the leaf on which Manuscripts in the Ancient period were usually written?

Palm leaf

Q14. Define Archaeology.

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

Archaelogy

Q15. Name the language which was not used in the Ancient Period.

Hindi

Q16. 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

Q17. 

Q18. What do we call to the area along the river Ganga and it's tributary rivers in ancient times?

Magadha

Q19. Where did women and men first begin to cultivate crops such as wheat and barley?

In Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

Q20. The manuscripts are preserved in _________.

temples

Q22. What does the inscription discovered from the Rosetta square denotes?

Alphabet "p".

Q23. What evidence do we get from the bones of animals?

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

Q24. How many languages are there in the inscription of Rosetta?

Three languages

Q25. Name the two tributaries of the Indus.

Ravi and Jhelum

Q26. Name the emperor whose inscription has been found from Kandahar.

Ashoka

Q27. Name the language in which most of the manuscripts were written.

Sanskrit

Q28. What do we call the information gathered by the historians from inscriptions, manuscripts and archaeology?

A source

Q29. River Indus was addressed as Indos or Hindus by the ___________ and _________.

Iranians and Greeks.

Q30. Name the place where Sulaiman and Kirthar ranges are located.

Pakistan

Q31. What do we call the tributary of the Ganga river?

Son

Q32. According to the given inscription in the chapter, the word 'bird' stands for__________.

A

Q33. Why People of this age travelled from place to place?

To develop agriculture and basic things.

Q34. Which is the best successful example in understanding history through decipherment?

The history of Egypt.

Q35. Name the direction towards which Rice was first grown in the Vindhyas.

North

Q36. One can figure out the specific year of any historical event on the basis of birth of_____________.

Jesus

Q37. The times of kings could be known due to the availability of ____________

Records

Q38. Why River basin of the river Indus is called sapta saindhav?

It is called so because it consists of a basin of seven rivers altogether.

Q39. What do we call specially prepared bark of tree on which manuscripts were written?

Birch

Q40. In the inscription discovered from Rosetta alphabet 'L' is denoted by the image of ____________.

Lion

Q41. In the inscription discovered from Rosetta alphabet 'A' is denoted by the image of a ____________.

Bird

Q42. From where do we get the evidence of rice production for the first time in India?

Northern part

Q43. 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. 

Q44. Who is an archaeologist?

The people who study the objects of the past.

Q45. What is the meaning of Indus in Sanskrit?

Sindhu

Q46. 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.

Q47. 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.

Q48. What are the different names of our country?

India, Bharat, Jambudweep and Hindustan.

Q49. Where did people live in prehistoric times?

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

Q50. 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.