History - Class 6

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                             i.        ‘Rajas’ who let the ______________horse pass through their lands were invited to the sacrifice.

                            ii.        Archaeologists have found huts in the settlements of the __________.

                           iii.        Pots to store grain were made out of Painted________________.

                           iv.        Herders were also expected to pay taxes in the form of _________and _________________.

                            v.        ____________were paid regular salaries and maintained by the king throughout the year.

                          vi.        Both the Buddha and Mahavira belonged to _________or__________.

          vii.        Ajatasattu wanted to attack the___________.

 

Q2. True/False

                             i.        Priests performed the rituals including the sprinkling of sacred water. _________

                           ii.        Usually, the tax was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as bhaga or a share. ________

                          iii.        The word kammakaras used for slave men and women. __________

                          iv.        Raja composed later Vedic books. __________

                            v.        Shudras had to serve the other three groups and could not perform any rituals. _________

                          vi.        In Magadha elephants were captured and used in army. ________

 

Q3. What is ‘Sangha’?

 

Q4. What was the source of income of Raja of Mahajanapadas?

 

Q5. Name the four groups into which later vedic society was divided.

 

Q6. Name some rivers that flowed through Magadha.

 

Q7. Who conquered the last of the ganas or sanghas?

 

Q8. What was the most important source of revenue to the state?

 

Q9. What was the capital of Vajji?

 

Q10. What does ashvamedha means?

 

Q11. Name the animal that played a pivotal role during Ashvamedha.

 

Q12. What is the modern name of Rajagriha?

 

Q13. Name the Later Vedic books.

 

Q14. Who was the minister of Ajatasattu?

 

Q15. What does the word ‘Janapada’ mean?

 

Q16. What is Digha Nikaya?

 

Q17. Why the rivers that flowed through Magadha were considered important.

 

Q18. Who were the groups who could not participate in the assemblies of the ganas?

 

Q19. What does Varna mean?