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NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The First Empire: The Mauryas

NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The First Empire: The Mauryas

Question: Who was Chanakya? Answer: Chanakya (or Kauṭilya) was a wise man who served Chandragupta Maurya. Question: Who lived in the Mauryan cities? Answer: Merchants, officials and crafts persons lived in Mauryan cities. Question: Giue one point of difference between empires and kingdoms. Answer: Empires need more resources than kingdoms …

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NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Vedic Age

The Vedic Age

Question: Name the four Vedas. Answer: The four Vedas are: Rigveda Samaveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda Question: In what language has the Rigveda been composed? Answer: The Rigveda is in Vedic Sanskrit. Question: What were the various purposes of fighting battles as depicted by the Rigveda? Answer: Battles were fought for cattle, …

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NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Age of Empires and Assemblies

The Age of Empires and Assemblies

Question: Name a ritual used to recognize someone as a ‘raja’. Answer: ‘Ashvamedha’ was one ritual used to recognize kings. Question: Which category of people was excluded from the rituals? Answer: The ‘shudras’ were excluded from rituals. Question: Name two ‘janapadas’ in North India. Answer: Hastinapura and Atranjikhera Question: How …

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NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Seeds of a Revolution / Gathering to Growing Food

The Seeds of a Revolution / Gathering to Growing Food

Question: Why do farmers grow some crops in some areas and not in other areas? Answer: Farmers do this because different plants grow in different conditions. Question: Which was the first animal to he tamed? Answer: The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the dog. Question: Which …

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NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Earliest Societies

The Earliest Societies

Question: What did hunter-gatherers do to sustain themselves? Answer: They hunted wild animals, caught fish and birds, gathered fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalks and eggs, in order to sustain themselves. Question: Why was hunting animals difficult for the people? Answer: Hunting animals was difficult because there were several animals …

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NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Major Domains of the Earth

Our Earth – Continents and Oceans

Question: Name the continents in increasing order of their size. Answer: Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Question: Name the oceans …

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