Here are important questions from NCERT Class 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions and Ideas.

1. Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Siddhartha

2. Siddhartha was also known as …………………….

Gautama

3. Siddhartha was born around ………………………. years ago.

2500

4. Buddha belonged to a small gana called …………………………..

Sakya gana

5. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment.

Bodh Gaya

6. The tree under which Buddha was meditating when he attained enlightenment.

Peepal tree

7. Bodh Gaya is in ………………………….

Bihar

8. The place where Buddha delivered his first sermon.

Saranath

9. The place where Buddha passed away.

Kusinara

10. Buddha taught in the language of ……………………….

Prakrit

11. How did Buddha spread his message to people?

Buddha travelled from place to place teaching people. He spoke in Prakrit, the language of the common people. He taught people to be kind and to respect all forms of life. He also encouraged people to think for themselves rather than accepting what he said.

12. What were the questions that Upanishadic thinkers wanted to find answers for?

Some of them wanted to know about life after death. Many of them wanted to know if it is necessary to perform sacrifices. There were also some thinkers who felt that there was something permanent that would last even after death.

13. ………………………. are part of later Vedic texts.

Upanishads

14. Name the scholar who prepared a grammar for Sanskrit.

Panini

15. Who was the last and 24^th tirthankara of the Jainas?

Vardhamana Mahavira

16. Mahavira was a kshatriya prince of the ………………………….

Lichchhavis

17. What were the teachings of Mahavira?

He taught that men and women who wished to know the truth must leave their home and strictly follow the rules of Ahimsa. They had to live very simple lives begging for food. They had to be absolutely honest and were especially asked not to steal. They also had to observe celibacy. Men had to give up everything including their clothes.

18. What was sangha?

Both Buddha and Mahavira believed that those who wanted to find the truth had to leave their home. Sangha was an association for those who left their home to live together.

19. The rules for the Buddhist sangha are written down in a book called the ………………………………

Vinaya Pitaka

20. What were viharas?

Viharas are monasteries or permanent shelters built for Jaina and Buddhist monks.

21. What does the word Buddha mean?

The wise one

22. Buddha taught that life is full of ………………………. and ………………………

suffering and unhappiness

23. Buddha described our cravings and desires as ……………………….

tanha (thirst)

24. Famous Upanishadic thinker ……………………… was the son of the slave woman Jabali.

Satyakama Jabala

25. Followers of Mahavir were known as ……………………………

Jainas

26. Jina means …………………………

the conqueror

27. The teachings of Mahavira were written down at the place ……………………… about 1500 years ago.

Valabhi

28. Jainism was supported mainly by …………………………

traders

29. Name the place in Maharashtra where monks and nuns lived in caves carved out of rocky hills.

Karle

30. What is the holy book of Zoroastrianism?

Avesta

Say true or false

1. Buddha was born at Saranath – false (He was born at Lumbini.)

2. Buddha gave his first sermon at Kusinara – false (He gave his first sermon at Saranath.)

3. Buddha encouraged animal sacrifices – false

4. Buddha taught that Karma affects us both in this life and in the next – true

5. Upanishadic thinkers believed that Atman and Brahman were the same – true

6. Gargi was a famous Buddhist scholar – false (She was an Upanishadic thinker.)

7. Mahavira taught that people should strictly follow the rules of Ahimsa – true

8. Mahavira taught in Sanskrit – false (He taught in Prakrit.)