Here are expected questions from NCERT class 6 history chapter 5 What Books And Burials Tell Us.

1. Name the four Vedas?

The Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda

2. Which is the oldest Veda?

The Rigveda

3. Rigveda was composed around ……………………….

3500 years

4. Who were the most important gods mentioned in the Rigveda?

Agni, Indra and Soma

5. Sanskrit was part of ……………………….. family of languages.

Indo-European

6. South Indian languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam belong to the ………………………… family of languages.

Dravidian

7. Why were battles fought in Harappan times?

Battles were often fought to capture cattle and land. Battles were also fought for water.

8. In ……………………….. offerings were made into the fire.

yajnas

9. Who were rajas during Harappan times?

During Harappan times, rajas were leaders, who were often brave and skilful warriors. They did not have capital cities, palaces or armies. They did not collect taxes either. Generally speaking, sons of a raja did not automatically succeed their father.

10. People who composed the vedic hymns often described themselves as …………………………

Aryas

11. The Ridveda was composed in the ……………………………. of the subcontinent.

North-west

12. What are megaliths?

Megaliths are stone boulders carefully arranged by people to mark burial sites.

13. The dead were buried with distinctive pots which are called ………………………

Black and Red ware

14. The equipment found in megalithic burials were made of …………………………

Iron

15. Name the ancient book on medicine written by Charaka

Charaka Samhita

16. Those who did not perform any sacrifices were called …………………………….

Dasas or Dasyus

Textbook questions

1. Match the columns

Answers

Sukta – well-said

Chariots – used in battles

Yajna – sacrifice

Dasa – slave

Megalith – stone boulders

2. Slaves were used for ……………………………..

Work

3. Megaliths were found in ………………………….

South India, north-east India and Kashmir

4. Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to ……………………..

mark burial sites

5. Port holes were used for ……………………………

entering the grave so that other members of the family could be buried there

6. People at Inamgaon ate …………………………….

wheat, barley, rice, pulses, millets, peas, sesame and meat of animals like cattle, goat, sheep, buffalo etc.