NCERT Solutions for Class 6th Social Science History Chapter 6 Kingdoms, Kings

and an Early Republic

1. State whether true or false:
1. ‘Rajas’ who let the ‘ashvamedha’ horse pass through their lands were irwited to the sacrifice._____
2. The charioteer sprinkled sacred water on the king._____
3. Archaeologists have found palaces in the settlements of the ‘janapadas’._____
4. Pots to store grain were made out of Painted Grey Ware._____
5. Many cities in ‘mahajanapadas’ were fortified.______

2.Fill in the chart given below with the terms: hunter-gatherers, farmers, traders, crafts-persons,

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3. Who were the groups who could not participate in the assemblies of the ‘ganas’?

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4.Why did the ‘rajas’ of ‘mahajanapadas’ build forts?

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5. In what ways are present-day elections different from the ways in which rulers were chosen in

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6. Find the state in which you live in the political map on page 136. Were there any ‘janapadas’ in

your state? If yes, name them. If not, name the janapadas’ that would have been the closest to your

state, and mention whether they were to the east, west, north or south.

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7. Find out whether any of the groups mentioned in answer 2 pay taxes today.

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8. Find out whether the groups mentioned in answer 3 have voting rights at present.

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I.MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
(i) The ‘Ashvamedha’ was the sacrifice of
(a) horse (b) cow (c) bull (d) goat

(ii) Which of these groups of people were not allowed to take part in the rituals after the ‘Ashvamedha’?
(a) ‘Vish’/’Vaishya’ (b) Priests (c) Women (d) ‘Shudras’.

(iii) The two words that constitute the word ‘janapada’ mean:
(a) woman and foot (b) citizens and foot (c) men and hand (d) goats and ‘rajas’.

(iv) Which of these was usually fortified?

(a) all cities in ‘mahajanapadas’ (b) all cities in ‘janapadas’
(c) capital cities of ‘mahajanapadas’ (d) the whole ‘mahajanapada’.

(v) One-sixth of the produce was taken as tax from

(a) farmers (b) hunter-gatherers (c) crafts-persons (d) Traders.

(vi) The present name of Raj agriha is

(a) Rajgir (b) Rajmahal (c) Rajgaon (d) Patna.

(vii) Alexander was a ruler who lived in

(a) Slovenia (b) Greece (c) Rome (d) Macedonia.

(viii) At the banks of which river did Alexander’s troops stop?

(a) Indus (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) Beas.

(ix) Vajji had its capital city at

(a) Raj agriha (b) Vaishali (c) Patna
(d) Magadha.

III. FILL IN THE BLANKS

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:
1. Some changes took place in the ways of choosing new ‘rajas’ about………………….. years ago.
2. Purana Qila was a settlement in a ‘janapada’ and is now located in ………………………
3. Archaeologists have discovered that people in ‘janapadas’ lived in ……………………….
4. Painted Grey Ware is a type of…………………
5. The taxes on crops were called ………………
 6. Herders were supposed to pay taxes in the form of…………………….
7. ‘Kammakara’ was a word used for …………………
8. A ruler called……….. extended the control of Magadha up to the northwest part of the subcontinent.

III.TRUE/FALSE
State whether these sentences are true (‘I’) or false (F).
1. The sprinkling of sacred water on the king was done by the ‘Shudras’. __________
2. The word ‘janapada’ means the land where the ’jana’ has set its foot. _____________
3. Capital cities were fortified with huge walls of wood, brick, or stone. ________________
4. The rulers of ‘mahajanapadas’ depended on occasional gifts brought by people,__________
5. The rivers Narmada and Brahmaputra flowed through Magadha.___________
6. Alexander was the only person who conquered Magadha._________
7. Both the Buddha and Mahavira belonged to ‘ganas’ or ‘sanghas’.____________

IV.MATCHING SKILL
Match the items in column A correctly with those given in column B,

V.VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Name a ritual used to recognise someone as a ‘raja’.
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2. Which category of people was excluded from the rituals?

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3. Name two ‘janapadas’ in North India.

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4. How were cities fortified?

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5. For what did rulers need taxes?

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6. Name tivo rivers that flowed through Magadha.
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7. Name some places conquered by Alexander.
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8. Which rulers conquered the last of the ‘ganas’ or ‘sanghas’?
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VI.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Write a short note on the ‘Ashvamedha’ ritual
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2. What were the different roles of different persons in the sacrifice? [V. Imp.]
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3. What is known about the ‘janapadas’ and their people?

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4. Write a short note on the governance system in ‘ganas’ or ‘sanghas’? [V. Imp.]
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VII.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. What was the important feature of the capital cities of ‘mahajanapadas’? Why were they
fortified? How were they fortified? [V. Imp.]
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2. What changes took place in agriculture around this time? [V. Imp.]

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VIII.MAP SKILLS
1. On an outline physical map of India, mark these ‘janapadas’ or ‘mahajanapadas’.
(i) Gandhara (ii) Kuru
(iii) Panchala (iv) Kosala
(v) Avanti (vi) Magadha
(vii) Anga (viii) Vajji.

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