Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Term 1 History Solutions Chapter 3 Pdf

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Term 1 History Solutions Chapter 3 Pdf

Tamilnadu Board Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Term 1 History Solutions Chapter 3: Tamilnadu State Board Solution Class 6 Social Science Term 1 History Chapter 3 – Indus Civilisation.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science History Solutions Chapter 3: Overview

Board

Samacheer Kalvi
Class

6

Subject

Social Science History
Term

1

Chapter Name

Indus Civilisation

 

Multiple choice questions: (marks:1)

1.) The excavation of Harappan and mohenjo daro begins in:

A.) 1920

B.) 1922

C.) 1924

Ans: 1920.

 

2.) How many big cities are present in Indus civilization?

A.) 4

B.) 6

C.) 8

Ans: 6 cities.

 

3.) There are more than villages present in Indus civilization.

A.) 50

B.) 100

C.) 200

Ans: 200.

 

4.) The first metal discovered and used by human was:

A.) Iron

B.) Gold

C.) Copper

Ans: copper.

 

5.) The Harappan people commonly use which material for clothing?

A.) Cotton

B.) Synthetic

C.) Wool

Ans: cotton.

 

6.) Assertion (A): Harappan civilization is called Urban civilization.

Reason(R) : Harappan civilization had well conceived town planning, amazing masonry and architecture, hygiene and public health was in priority.

a.) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c.) A is true but R is false.

d.) R is true but A is false.

Ans: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

 

Answer the following questions: (marks:1)

(1) What is the full form of ASI?

Ans: Archaeological survey of India.

 

(2) Write down the time span of Indus civilization?

Ans: The Indus valley civilization lasted from 3300 to 1900 BCE, using the radiocarbon dating method.

 

(3) Why were burnt bricks used in Harappan house construction?

Ans: Burnt bricks are strong, hard, durable, resistant to fire and will not dissolve in water or rain. That is why burnt bricks were used in Harappan house construction.

 

(4) What is the Bronze age?

Ans: Bronze age was a historical period characterised by the use of articles made of bronze.

 

(5) The earliest form of writing was developed by whom?

Ans: The earliest form of writing was developed by Sumerians.

 

(6) Which is the oldest civilization in the world?

Ans: Indus civilization is the oldest civilization in the world.

 

(7) Which is the largest ancient civilization?

Ans: Indus civilization is the largest ancient civilization in the world.

 

(8) Which site has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO?

Ans: Archaeological site at Mohenjodaro has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO.

 

(9) Who is called an archaeologist?

Ans: one who studies the remains of the past by excavations and exploration is called an archaeologist.

 

(10) What is a dockyard?

Ans: Dockyard is an enclosed area of water in a port for loading, unloading and repair of ships.

 

Answer the following questions: (marks: 2 /3)

(1) Why did people settle down near the riverside?

Ans: The reasons of people settle down near the riverside are:

✓ The soil is fertile.

✓ Fresh water is available for drinking, watering livestock and irrigation.

✓ Easy movement of people and goods is possible.

 

(2) Why is Harappan civilization called the Urban civilization?

Ans: Harappan civilization is said to be urban civilization. And the reasons are:

✓ Well-conceived town planning,

✓ Astonishing masonry and architecture,

✓ Priority for hygiene and public health,

✓ Standardised weights and measures,

✓Solid agricultural and artisanal base.

 

(3) How do archaeologists explore a lost city?

Ans:  

✓ Archaeologists study the physical objects such as bricks, stones or bits of broken pottery to ascertain the location of the city and time that it belongs to.

✓ They search the ancient literary sources for references about the place.

✓ They look at aerial photographs of the excavation sites or cities to understand the topography.

✓ To see under the ground, they may use a magnetic scanner.

✓ The presence and absence of archeological remains can be detected by RADAR and Remote Sensing Methods.

 

(4) What are the reasons behind the declining of Harappan civilization?

Ans: By 1900 BCE, the Harappan culture had started declining. The assuming reasons are:

✓ repeated floods

✓ ecological changes

✓ invasions

✓ natural calamity

✓ climatic changes

✓ deforestation

✓ an epidemic.

 

(5) What is C14 method?

Ans: Radiocarbon Dating Method, a Standard tool for archaeologists, also known as C14 method, the radiocarbon method uses the radioactive isotope of carbon called carbon14 to determine the age of an object.

 

Answer the following questions: (marks: 5)

(1) Write down the lifestyle of Harappan people?

Ans: Inscriptions can provide us information about customs, practices and other aspects of any place or time. So far, the Indus script has not been deciphered. From those inscriptions we gained knowledge about the Indus people and their llifestyle.

  • Clothing:

✓ Cotton fabrics were in common use.

✓ Clay spindles unearthed suggest that yarn was spun.

✓ Wool was also uuused.

  • Ornaments:

✓ Ornaments were popular among men and women.

✓ They adorned themselves with necklaces, armlets, bangles, finger rings, ear studs and anklets.

✓ The ornaments were made of gold, silver, ivory, shell, copper, terracotta and precious stones.

  • Love and peace:

✓ Settlements were built on giant platforms and elevated grounds.

✓ The Indus Civilisation seems to have been a peaceful one. Few weapons were found and there is no evidence of an army.

✓ They displayed their status with garments and precious jewellery.

✓ They had an advanced civic sesense.

  • Govern:

Historians believe that there existed a central authority that controlled planning of towns and overseas trade, maintenance of drainage and peace in the city.

  • Occupation:

✓ The main occupation is not known. However, agriculture, handicrafts, pottery making, jewellery making, weaving, carpentry and trading were practiced.

✓ There were merchants, traders and artisans.

✓ Rearing of cattle was another occupation.

✓ People of those times knew how to use the potter’s wheel.

  • Religious Belief:

Religious practices of Indus civilization is not known. There might have been worship of Mother Goddess, which is concluded based upon the excavation of several female figurines.

  • Toy Culture:

Toys like carts, cows with movable heads and limbs, clay balls, tiny doll, a small clay monkey, terracotta squirrels eating a nut, clay dogs and male dancer have been found.

 

(2) Write down the features of Harappan and Mohenjodaro civilization?

Ans: The ruins of Harappa were first described by the British East India Company soldier and explorer Charles Masson in his book. In the 1920s archaeologists began to excavate the cities of Harappa and MohenjoDaro. In 1924 the Director General of ASI, Sir John Marshall, found many common features between Harappa and Mohenjo Daro but there were some slight differences are found in the earthenwares of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. This made the researchers conclude that Harappa was older than Mohenjo-Daro. From the excavation we gained knowledge about the features of Harappan civilization:

  • Streets and Houses:

✓ The streets are observed to have a grid pattern. They were straight running from north to south and east to west and intersected each other at right angles.

✓ The roads were wide with rounded corners.

✓ Houses were built on both sides of thestreet. The houses were either one or two storeys.

✓ Most of the houses had many rooms, a courtyard and a well. Each house had toilets and bathrooms.

✓ The houses were built using baked bricks and mortar. Sun-dried bricks were also used. Most of the bricks were of uniform size. Roofs were flat.

✓ There is no conclusive evidence of the presense of palaces or places of worship.

  • Drainage System:

✓ Many of these cities had covered drains. The drains were covered with slabs or bricks.

✓ Each drain had a gentle slope so that water could flow.

✓ Holes were provided at regular intervals to clear the drains.

✓ House drains passed below many lanes before finally emptying into the main drains.

✓ Every house had its own soak pit, which collected all the sediments and allowed only the water to flow into the street drain.

  • The Great Bath (Mohenjo-daro):

✓ The great bath was a large, rectangular tank in a courtyard. It may be the earliest example of a water-proof structure.

✓ The bath was lined with bricks, coated with plaster and made water-tight using layers of natural bitumen.

✓ There were steps on the north and south leading into the tank. There were rooms on three sides.

✓ Water was drawn from the well located in the courtyard and drained out after use.

  • The Great Granary (Harappa):

✓ Granaries were used to store food grain.

✓ The remains of wheat, barley, millets, sesame and pulses have been found there.

  • The assembly Hall:

The Assembly Hall was another huge public building at Mohenjo-Daro. It was a multi-pillared hall (20 pillars in 4 rows to support the roof).

  • Trade and Transport:

✓ Harappans were great traders.

✓ Standardised weights and measures were used by them. They used sticks with marks to measure length.

✓ They used carts with spokeless solid wheels.

✓ There is evidence for extensive maritime trade with Mesopotamia. Indus Seals have been found as far as Mesopotamia which are modern-day Iraq, Kuwait and parts of Syria.

✓ Cylindrical seals found in Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia have also been found in the Indus area. This shows the trade links between these two areas.

✓ A naval dockyard has been discovered in Lothal in Gujarat. It shows the maritime activities of the Indus people.

  • Leader in Mohenjo-Daro:

✓ A sculpture of a seated male has been unearthed in a building, with a head band on the forehead and a smaller ornament on the

right upper arm. His hair is carefully combed, and beard finely trimmed. Two holes beneath the ears suggest that the head ornament might have been attached till the ear. The left shoulder is covered with a shawl-like garment decorated with designs of flowers and rings.

  • Technology:

✓ Indus people had developed a system of standardised weights and measures.

✓ Ivory scale found in Lothal in Gujarat is 1704mm,the smallest division ever recorded on a scale of other contemporary civilisations.

 

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Updated: September 23, 2022 — 11:38 am

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