What are the chapters for History Class 6?
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Chapter 1: What, Where, How and When? ...
Chapter 2: From Hunting – Gathering to Growing Food. ...
Chapter 3: In the Earliest Cities. ...
Chapter 4: What Books and Burials Tell Us. ...
Chapter 5: Kingdoms, Kings and An Early Republic. ...
Chapter 6: New Questions and Ideas.
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Chapter 1: What, Where, How and When?
In Chapter 1, students will understand the ways through which we can study about our past. The chapter further explains that by observing the places, dates, books, we can find out various information about our history and the lifestyle of the people in ancient times.
Chapter 2: From Hunting – Gathering to Growing Food
Chapter 2 starts with Tushar’s train journey where he gets to know from his uncle that trains were first used about 150 years ago. People began using buses a few decades later. Then a question arises in his mind as to how people traveled in the past? Did they spend their entire lives wherever they were born? This chapter provides the answers to these questions by explaining the topics in detail.
Chapter 3: In the Earliest Cities
This chapter starts with the story of Harappa. Then, it describes the houses, drains and streets of Harappa. It further explains the Harappan city, new crafts, raw material and food for the people in the city. In the end, the chapter describes the Harappan towns in Gujarat and the mystery that led to the end of Harappan civilization.
Chapter 4: What Books and Burials Tell Us
The chapter begins with the types of Vedas we have and their descriptions. It explains in detail how historians study the Rigveda. It uses the incident of the cattle, horses, chariots and different groups of people to know about Rigveda. The chapter further describes the story of the megaliths and at the end about Inamgaon.
Chapter 5: Kingdoms, Kings and An Early Republic
The chapter helps students understand how some men became rulers. The chapter describes in detail about janapadas, mahajanapadas, taxes, changes in agriculture around mahajanapadas time, how Magadha became the most important mahajanapada and at the end a close look to the Vajji.
Chapter 6: New Questions and Ideas
The chapter starts with the story of the Buddha and then explains the Upanishads, Jainism, The Sangha, monasteries in detail. The exercise contains 8 questions and students can find the answers to all of them in the solutions.
Chapter 7: Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War
In Chapter 7, students will learn about the Ashoka empire. The chapter further explains how empires were different from kingdoms. It describes how Ashoka was a unique ruler, Ashoka’s war in Kalinga and Ashoka’s dhamma.
Chapter 8: Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
This chapter explains iron tools and agriculture, steps to increase production, lifestyle of the people living in villages. Students will also know the stories, travellers, sculpture and archaeology of cities. By reading this chapter, they will understand that wealth was measured in terms of coins. The chapter ends with a closer look at Arikamedu.
Chapter 9: Traders Kings and Pilgrims
Chapter 9 helps in understanding the trade and traders, new kingdoms along the coasts, the story of the Silk Route, the spread of Buddhism, the quest of the pilgrims and the beginning of Bhakti. The exercise contains 8 questions and the answers to them are provided in the solutions PDF.
Chapter 10: New Empires and Kingdoms
In this chapter, students will learn about the Samudragupta’s prashasti, Genealogies, Harshavardhana and the Harshacharita, The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Pulakeshin’s prashasti kingdom. The chapter also explains how these kingdoms administered, assemblies in the southern kingdoms and ordinary people in the kingdoms.
Chapter 11: Buildings, Paints and Books
The last chapter deals with the building, painting and the books of the ancient time. In this chapter, students will know about the iron pillar, buildings, brick and stone, stupas and temples, paintings and books. The exercise contains 8 questions and answers to all are provided in the solutions.