RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Social Science History Chapter 3 In the Earliest Cities

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Social Science History Chapter 3 In the Earliest Cities Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Solutions History Chapter 3 In the Earliest Cities

RBSE Class 6 Social Science In the Earliest Cities InText Questions and Answers

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Question 1.
Very often, old buildings are pulled down to make way for new construction. Do you think it is important to preserve old buildings?
Answer:
Yes, it is important to preserve old buildings. They are historical heritage to the world and help us to know and study our rich past.

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Question 2.
List at least two differences between the houses described here (in Harappa) and those that you studied about in Chapter 2 (Mehrgarh).
Answer:
Houses at Harappa : 
(i) Houses here were either one or two storeys high, with rooms built around the courtyards, (ii) Most houses had a separate bathing area and some had wells to supply water. 

Houses at Mehrgarh : 
(i) Here the remains of square and rectangular houses have been found, (ii) Each houses had four or more compartments and some of which may have been used for storage.

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Question 3.
Make a list of the people who lived in the city. Were any o'f these people listed as living in villages such as Mehrgarh?
Answer:
The people who lived in the Harappan city were mainly rulers, traders, scribes and craftmen. Whereas Mehrgarh was one of the earliest village where the people were mainly farmers and gatherers as they had learnt to grow wheat and barley and also reared goats and sheeps.

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Question 4.
Was metal used in the villages you learnt about in Chapter 2? Was stone used to make weights?
Answer:
Metal was not used in the villages mentioned in the chapter 2. It was New Stone Age, so tools were made up of stones and wood only.
No, because they do not know about weight in that period.

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Question 5.
Seals are used even today. Find out what they are used for.
Answer:
Nowadays, seals are used to stamp documents in the offices both private and government, on packets or luggage containing goods that are sent from one place to another, etc.

RBSE Class 6 Social Science In the Earliest Cities Textbook Questions and Answer

Let’s Recall 

Question 1. 
How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in Harappan civilisation?
Answer:
The archaeologists have found actual pieces of cloth attached to the lid of a silver vase and some copper objects at mohenjodaro. As we know that cloth is made up of cotton, probably, the farmers grew cotton at the time. The archaeologists have also found spindle whorls, made of terracotta and faience which were used to spin thread. This proves that the cloth was used in Harappan civilisation.

Question 2. 
Match the columns:
(a) Copper-Gujarat
(b) Gold-Afghanistan
(c) Tin-Rajasthan
(d) Precious stones-Karnataka
Answer:
(a) Copper-Rajasthan
(b) Gold-Karnataka
(c) Tin-Afghanistan
(d) Precious stones-Gujarat

Question 3. 
Why were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the Harappans?
Answer:
Metals:
Used for making tools weapons, vessels, ornaments, etc.

Writing:
In the Harappan towns, scribes were the people who knew how to write and helped in the preparation of seals by writing on them. Writing also helped in communication.

Wheel:
It played an important role in the lives of Harappans by allowing people to travel long distances and carry goods from one place to another. It was also used in spinning of cloth and making pottery.

Plough:
It was used to dig the land for turning the soil and planting seeds.

Let’s Discuss

Question 4. 
Make a list of all the terra¬cotta toys shown in the lesson. Which do you think children would have enjoyed playing with the most?
Answer:
We can see a toy cart, a toy plough and some terracotta toy animals. Children would have preferred terracotta toy cart the most, as most of the children enjoy playing with toy cars even today.

Question 5. 
Make a list of what the harappans ate, and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.
Answer:

Question 6.
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 2? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, the life of the farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was different in the following ways:

1. The food was stored by the Harappans in granaries while people in Stone age stored food in clay pots.
2. The harappans irrigated and cultivated their own fields. They did this by introducing various methods of irrigation. They would also domesticate animals. The earlier ones didn’t use any such methods of irrigation.
3. The Harappans used tools like plough to dig the Earth for turning the soil and to plant the seeds. The earlier ones used only mortar and pestle for grinding grains.