NCERT Solutions class 6 History Chapter 4. In The Earliest Cities NCERT Exercise

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Let’s recall
Q1. How do archaeologists know that cloth was sedu in the Harappan civilisation?

Answer:

Archaelogists known that the pople in the Harappen civilization use cloth because they have found piece of cloth attached to the lid of a silver vase. They have also found spindle whorls, made of terracotta and faince. They were used to spin thread.

Q2. Match the columns
Copper               Gujarat
Gold                 Afghanistan
Tin                  Rajasthan
Precious stones      Karnataka

Answer:

Q3. Why were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the Harappans?

Answer:

Metals: Archeaologists have found things made of metal, including copper, bronze, gold and silver. Copper and  bronze were used to make tools, weapons, ornament and vessels. Gold and silver were used to make ornaments and vessels.          Writing : There were scribes, people who know how to write, they helped to prepare seals, kept a record and wroteon materials that have not survived.

Wheel: It played the greatv role in the life of Harappen for examples:

1. People could travels long distance easily. 

2. Good were carried easily to one place to another.

Piough; It was used to dig the earth for turning the soil and planting seed. 

Let’s discuss
Q4. Make a list of all the terracotta toys shown in the lesson. Which do you think children would have enjoyed playing with the most?

Answer:

Most of the terracotta toys are the models of clay, which show animal figures. Most probably the toys are models of cattle, rhinoceros, cows etc.
Q5. Make a list of what the Harappans ate, and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.

Answer:

The people of Harappa grew wheat, barley, pulse, peas, rice, sesame, linsed and mustard. We today eat all these things they collected ber, hunted wild animals and caught fish.

Q6. Do you think that the life of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was different from that of the farmers and herders you read about in Chapter 3? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer:

The farmers and herders who gave food to the Harappan cities knew about agriculture and domestication of animals. So they supplied food to the city dwellers. The farmers and herders in the earlier period cultivated the feild themselves  and demesticated the animals. So they provided their own food.  

Let’s do
Q7. Describe three important buildings in your city or village. Are they located in a special part of the settlement (e.g. the centre)? What are the activities that take place in these buildings?

Answer:

The three important building in my city, Delhi, are:

(1) Rashtrapati bhavan: It is the official residence of the president of india.

(2) Parliment house: Here the elected representatives of the people meet and discuss all important issues regarding the country.

(3) Supreme court: It is the highest court of the country where all the cases are decided. The building is called the surpeme court building. 
Q8. Are there any old buildings in your locality? Find out how old they are and who looks after them.

Answer:

There are many old buildings near my locatity.

They are (1) Red fort (2) jama masjid (3) Ferozeshahkotla.

Red fort was constructed in the 17th century.

jama masjid was constricted in the 17th century.

Ferozeshah kotla was built in the 15th century.

The Archaelogists survey of india looks after the ancient buildings.