Class 6 History: Early Civilizations, Empires and Kingdoms: 30 flashcards
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1. What is the title of the NCERT Class 6 history textbook?
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Our Pasts – I
2. What does the title 'Our Pasts' tell us about history?
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History is not a single story but many pasts — of farmers, hunters, kings, traders, and craftspeople.
3. Which period of Indian history does the Class 6 PDF cover?
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Ancient India, from the Stone Age to the Gupta Empire.
4. Name the five main types of sources historians use.
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Archaeological sources, literary sources, inscriptions, coins, and manuscripts.
5. What are archaeological sources?
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Physical remains like tools, pottery, bones, and ruins.
6. What are inscriptions?
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Writing carved on stone or metal, often recording donations or laws.
7. Why are coins useful to historians?
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They help date kingdoms and show trade and what kings valued.
8. What are manuscripts?
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Handwritten books on palm leaves or paper.
9. Which civilisation is famous for city planning, covered drains, and baked brick houses?
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The Indus Valley Civilisation (Harappan Civilisation).
10. Name two key sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
11. What does the Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro suggest?
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That public buildings and ritual bathing were important in Harappan cities.
12. What were granaries used for in the Indus Valley?
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Storing grain, showing the importance of storage and surplus food.
13. What was the varna system?
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A social division in the Vedic period that changed over time.
14. What were janapadas?
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Early kingdoms that grew from tribal settlements in the Vedic period.
15. Who founded the Mauryan Empire and with whose help?
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Chandragupta Maurya, with the help of Chanakya (Kautilya).
16. What was Ashoka's Dhamma?
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A policy of ruling through moral principles rather than only force.
17. Which empire is known as a time of achievement in mathematics, astronomy, and literature?
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The Gupta Empire.
18. Which mathematical concepts have roots in ancient India?
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The decimal system and zero.
19. Why does the Class 6 PDF include maps, timelines, and exercises?
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To make learning active and to help students think critically about the past.
20. What is the common mistake students make about history?
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Thinking history is only about memorising dates.
21. How does history connect to geography in the Class 6 PDF?
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Through maps, rivers, settlements, and trade routes.
22. How does history connect to civics?
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Through rules, governance, and administration like the Mauryan Empire.
23. How does history connect to economics?
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Through trade, agriculture, and taxation.
24. What is one active study method suggested for the PDF?
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Making a timeline of the periods covered.
25. Why is the Class 6 PDF called evidence-based?
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Because it shows how historians reconstruct the past using sources, not just stories.
26. What does the decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation teach students?
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To think about possible reasons like climate change or floods, not just dates.
27. What is the chronological order of periods in the Class 6 PDF?
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Stone Age → Indus Valley → Vedic period → kingdoms → Mauryan and Gupta empires.
28. What is the theme of history in Class 6 Social Science?
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Our Pasts – I.
29. What does the word 'civilisation' mean in this context?
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An advanced society with cities, trade, and organised life.
30. What does the word 'empire' mean?
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A large territory ruled by a single powerful leader or dynasty.
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