Class 6 History Chapter 1 Case Based Questions - What, Where, How and When?

Case 1

People have lived along the banks of river (1) for several hundred thousand years. Some of the earliest people who lived here were skilled gatherers, – that is, people who gathered their food. These people knew about the vast wealth of plants in the surrounding forests, and collected roots, fruits and other forest produce for their food. They also hunted animals. Some of the areas where women and men first began to grow crops such as wheat and barely about 8000 years ago are located here. People also began rearing animals like sheep, goat, and cattle, and lived in villages. These were some of the other areas where agriculture developed. The places where rice was first grown are to the north of the (2).

Q1: Name the river mentioned in (1).
Ans: Narmada river

Q2: Name the place mentioned in (2).
Ans: Vindhayas

Q3: Who were the skilled gatherers?
Ans: Some of the people who lived along the banks of river Narmada were skilled gatherers meaning thereby they gathered food for a living.

Q4: What occupation did the skilled gatherers practice?
Ans: The skilled gatherers collected fruits, roots and other food products. They also practiced agriculture and hunting.

Q5: Name a few animals that people used to rear.
Ans: A few animals that people started rearing were sheep, goat and cattle.

Case 2

About 4700 years ago, some of the earliest cities flourished on the banks of these rivers. Later about 2500 years ago, cities developed on the banks of the (1) and its tributaries, and along the sea coasts. In ancient times, the area along these rivers to the south of Ganga was known as (2) now lying in the state of (3). Its rulers were very powerful, and set up a large kingdom. Kingdoms were set up in the other parts of the country as well.

Q6: Name the river mentioned in (1).
Ans: The river mentioned in (1) is Ganga.

Q7: Name the place mentioned in (2).
Ans: The place mentioned is Magadha.

Q8: Name the state mentioned in (3).
Ans: The state mentioned is the state of Bihar.

Q9: State true or false
(i) The rulers of the Magadha state were very powerful but lacked large kingdoms.
Ans: False

(ii) The kingdoms were only set up in the state of Magadha.
Ans: False

Q10: What are tributaries?
Ans: Tributaries are smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers.

Case 3

Two of the words we often use for our country are (1) and (2). The word India comes from the ——- called Sindhu in Sanskrit. The Iranians and the Greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the Indus called it the Hindos or the Indos, and the land to the east of the river was called (3). the Name Bharata was used for a group of people who lived in the (4) , and who are mentioned in Rigveda.

Q11: What are the words often used for our country ?
Ans: India and Bharat

Q12: The word India comes from which river ?
Ans: Indus

Q13: Give a brief about how Greeks and Iranians came through northwest and got familiar with Indus.
Ans: The Iranians and the Greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the Indus called it the Hindos or the Indos, and the land to the east of the river was called India.

Q14: Land to the east of the Indus river was called (3).
Ans: India

Q15: Bharata was used for a group of people who lived in which part ?
Ans: North-west

Case 4

There are several ways of finding out about the past. One is to search for and read books that were written long ago. These are called (1), because they were written by hand . These were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the (2).These books dealt with all kinds of subjects: religious beliefs and practices, the lives of kings, medicine and science.

Q16: What were the books written long ago called ?
Ans: Manuscripts

Q17: Give a brief description of manuscripts , where were they written?
Ans: Manuscripts were written by hands usually on palm leaves,or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch.

Q18: The specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, grows in ______
Ans: Himalayas.

Q19: Manuscripts deal in what kind of subjects.
Ans: manuscripts deal with all kinds of subjects: religious beliefs and practices, the lives of kings, medicine and science.

Case 5:

There were many other things that were made and used in the past. Those who study these objects are called (1). They study the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and sculpture. They also explore and excavate to find tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins. Some of these objects may be made of stone, others of bone, baked clay or metal. Objects that are made of hard, imperishable substances usually survive for a long time.Historians, that is, scholars who study the past, often use the word source to refer to the information found from manuscripts, inscriptions and archaeology.Archaeologists also look for bones — of animals, birds, and fish — to find out what people ate in the past.

Q20: People who study objects made in past are known as ?
Ans: archaeologists

Q21: What do archaeologists do ?
Ans: They study the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and sculpture. They also explore and excavate to find tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins.

Q22: What kind of objects survive for a longer period of time?
Ans: Objects that are made of hard, imperishable substances usually survive for a long time.

Q23: Why do Historians refer to the word source?
Ans: Historians who study past often use the word source to refer to the   information found from manuscripts, inscriptions and archaeology.

Q24: Why did Archaeologists look for bones?
Ans: Archaeologists look for bones in order to find out what people ate in the past.

Case 6

In ancient times, the area along these rivers to the south of the Ganga was known as (1) now lying in the state of Bihar. Its rulers were very powerful, and set up a large kingdom.Throughout, people travelled from one part of the subcontinent to another. The hills and high mountains including the Himalayas, deserts, rivers and seas made journeys dangerous at times, but never impossible. So, men and women moved in search of livelihood, as also to escape from natural disasters like floods or droughts.Sometimes men marched in armies, conquering others’ lands.

Q25: The area along these rivers to the south of the Ganga was known as?
Ans: Magadha

Q26:  Magadha now lies in which state?
Ans: state of Bihar

Q27: Why did people travel from one part of the subcontinent to another?
Ans: Men and women moved in search of livelihood, as also to escape from natural disasters like floods or droughts.

Q28: What all things made journey difficult at time?
Ans: The hills and high mountains including the Himalayas, deserts, rivers and seas made journeys dangerous at times.

Q29: Why did men march in armies from one place to another?
Ans: Men marched in armies in order to conquer other different lands.