RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Social Science History Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 6 Social Science History Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Solutions History Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us

RBSE Class 6 Social Science What Books and Burials Tell Us InText Questions and Answers

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Question 1.
Do you think chariots were also important? Give reasons for your answer. Read the verses and find out what are the modes of transport that are mentioned.
Answer: 
Chariots were important because they were the important means of transport during the Rigveda period. The other famous means of transport was the bullock cart.

Question 2. 
Look at map 1 (refer to page 2 of textbook) and list 5 rivers that are not mentioned in the Rigveda.
Answer: 

1. Kaveri
2. Godavari
3. Mahanadi
4. Tapti.

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Question 3.
Read the previous section once more and see whether you can find out what the Rqjas did.
Answer: 

1. The Rajas did not have capital cities or palaces.
2. They did not maintain big armies.
3. They did not collect taxes.
4. The sons did not automatically succeed the fathers as Rajas.

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Question 4.
Was iron used in the Harappan cities?
Answer: 
No, iron was not used in Harappan cities because till that time, iron was not used. The people of Harappa used copper.

RBSE Class 6 Social Science What Books and Burials Tell Us Textbook Questions and Answer

Let’s recall

Question 5.
1. Match the column:

Answer:

Question 6. 
Complete the sentences:
(a) Slaves were used for   
(b) Megaliths are found in 
(c) Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to 
(d) Port holes were used for 
(e) People at Inamgaon ate 
Answer: 
(a) doing different works.
(b) south India, north-east and Kashmir.
(c) mark burial sites.
(d) burying the other member of the same family at the same place.
(e) wheat, barley, rice, pulses, millets, peas, fruits such as her, amlajamun, dates and meat of animals.

Let’s discuss

Question 3.
In what ways are the books were read today different from the Rigveda?
Answer: 
The books we read today are different from the Rigveda in many ways:

1. The present day books are written and printed while the Rigveda was not written down for several centuries after its composition.
2. The present books are read while the Rigveda was recited and heard.
3. Rigveda was composed in format of hymns or suktas whereas presently only some poetic or religious books are written in such format.

Question 4. 
What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
Answer: 
Archaeologists think that objects found with a skeleton probably belonged to the dead person. Sometimes, more objects were found in one grave than in another. In Brahmagiri, one skeleton was buried with 33 gold beads, 2 stone beads, 4 copper bangles, and one conch shell. Other skeletons have only a few pots. These findings suggest that there was some differences in status amongst the people who were buried. For instance, some were rich, some were poor, some were chief, some were followers, etc.

Question 5. 
In what ways do you think that the life of a raja was different from that of dada or dasi?
Answer: 

1. The Raja was a powerful person and leader of a tribe while dasa or dasi had no such powers.
2. The Raja was the master and was helped by many of people performing different duties while the life of dasa or dasi was controlled by Raja.
3. The Raja was at the highest position of the society while the dasa or dasi was at lowest position in the society.