NCERT Solutions for Class 6 History - What Books and Burials Tell Us

Let’s Recall

Q1. Match the columns

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Q2. Complete the sentences:
(a) Slaves were used for  _________________
Ans: Slaves were used for whatever work their masters wanted them to do.

(b) Megaliths are found in __________________
Ans: Megaliths are found in the Deccan, South India, North-East and Kashmir. 

Cist Megalith

(c) Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to  __________
Ans: Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to mark burial sites. 

(d) Port-holes were used for  _____________
Ans: Port holes were used for entrance of the grave. 

(e) People at Inamgaon ate  ________________
Ans:  People at Inamgaon ate wheat, barley, rice, pulses, millets, peas and sesame as well as animal flesh and fruits. 

Let’s Discuss

Q3. In what ways are the books we read today different from the Rigveda?
Ans: The books we read today are different from the Rigveda because the books we use are printed while Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. The Rigveda is in old or Vedic Sanskrit.

Q4. What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
Ans: Archaeologists discovered different objects buried with the dead. They noticed that some graves had more items than others. In some graves, they found gold and stone beads, copper bangles, and conch shells, which were valuable in ancient times. Other graves had just a few pots. This shows that people with higher social status were buried with valuable things, while poorer or ordinary people had fewer items.

Q5. In what ways do you think that the life of a raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi
Ans: The life of raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi in following manner:

• Raja was a powerful leader who used to rule while Dasa or dasi are captured slaves who used to serve their masters.
• Raja can perform sacrifices while dasa or dasis could not.
• Raja was a free man while dasa or dasis have to do what their masters said.

Let’s do

Q6. Find out whether your school library has a collection of books on religion, and list the names of five books from this collection.
Ans: The five books on religion are:

• The Ramayana - Hindu
• Guru Granth Sahib - Sikhs
• The Quran - Islam
• Bible – Christians
• zend-ei-avesta - Zoroastrianism

Q7. Write down a short poem or song that you have memorised. Did you hear or read the poem or song? How did you learn it by heart?
Ans: The poem that resonates from my childhood is:

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky."

This delightful verse, known to many, was imprinted in my memory through the sweet lullabies my grandmother used to sing. The gentle cadence of her voice created a lasting impression, and I find myself effortlessly recalling the lines even today.

Q8. In the Rigveda, people were described in terms of the work they did and the languages they spoke. In the table below, fill in the names of six people you know, choosing three men and three women. For each of them, mention the work they do and the language they speak. Would you like to add anything else to the description?Ans: