CLASS VI HISTORY CHAPTER 1 WHAT, WHERE, HOW AND WHEN?

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1. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.

Ans. Manuscripts – They were written by hand, these were usually written on palm leaves or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas.

Inscriptions – These are writings engraved relatively on hard surfaces such as stone or metal.

2. Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?

Ans. One can think of 4 different ways

a) Inscriptions 

b) Manuscripts 

c)Tools and weapons 

d) Reading the books written in the past.

3. Make a list of all objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone? 

Ans. The findings of Archaeologists could be of 9 different types. 

1. Buildings made of stone and brick 2. Paintings 3. Sculpture 4. Tools 5. Weapons 6. Pots 7. Pans 8. Ornaments 9. Coins

The objects that could be made up of stones are given below 1. Buildings 2. Tools 3. Weapons 4. Ornaments 

4. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?

Ans. Unlike the present day, record keeping was not easy in the past. Records were usually maintained by Kings to describe their victories in battles. Those were maintained by inscribing on stones, which were not an easy task that could be carried out by ordinary men and women.

5. Describe at least 2 ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers. 

Ans. a) Kings had absolute power over all his subjects, irrespective of their profession, farmers had no such powers. 

b) Kings lived in palaces. Farmers had no such opportunities. 

c) The King was responsible for protecting his kingdom by waging battles, whereas the farmers’ responsibilities were to grow crops.

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