NCERT Solutions Class 6 Social Science (History)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Social Science (History) Chapter – 3 (In the Earliest Cities) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 3 (In the Earliest Cities)
1. How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilization?
Answer – Archaeologists knew that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation because actual pieces of cloth were found attached to the lid of a silver vase and some copper objects at Mohenjodaro. They have also found spindle whorls, made of terracotta and faience which were used to spin thread.
2. Match the columns
| Copper | Gujarat |
| Gold | Afghanistan |
| Tin | Rajasthan |
| Precious Stones | Karnataka |
Answer –
| Copper | Rajasthan |
| Gold | Karnataka |
| Tin | Afghanistan |
| Precious Stones | Gujarat, Afghanistan |
3. Why were metals, writing, the wheel and the plough important for the Harappans?
Answer –
Metals – For making tools, ornaments, vessels, weapons
Writing – For communication purposes
Wheel – Used as means of transport.
Plough – Used for farming purposes.
Let’s Discuss
4. Make a list of all the terracotta toys shown in the lesson. Which do you think children would have enjoyed playing the most?
Answer – List of teracotta toys shown in the lesson:
1. Animal figures.
2. Wheeled vehicles.
3. Many Terracota toys in the shape of different animals.
5. Make a list of what the Harappans ate and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.
Answer – We can find a list of 9 different items.
1. Peas
2. Barley
3. Rice
4. Wheat
5. Fruits
6. Mustard
7. Linseed
8. Sesame
9. Pulses
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 –
Irrigation – Earlier farmers and herders did not have access to irrigation facilities, unlike their later counterparts.
Storage – Earlier farmers used clay pots and baskets for storage purpose, whereas later stage farmers had well-built granaries.
Tools – Earlier farmers did not have wooden tools like ploughs that could be used for tilling the land.
NCERT Class 6 – History (Our Pasts – I)
- Chapter 1 – What, Where, How and When?
- Chapter 2 – From Hunting – Gathering to Growing Food
- Chapter 4 – What Books and Burials Tell Us
- Chapter 5 – Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
- Chapter 6 – New Questions and Ideas
- Chapter 7 – Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War
- Chapter 8 – Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
- Chapter 9 – Traders, Kings and Pilgrims
- Chapter 10 – New Empires and Kingdoms
- Chapter 11 – Buildings, Paintings, and Books
