6th CBSE Notes on Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic

   Grade : VI 

 History Chapter: 5  

 Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic 

Question And Answers

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 

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Answer :

The four varnas and their main occupations are as follows:

1. • Brahmins: They were expected to study and teach the Vedas and perform religious rituals.
2. • Kshatriyas: They were expected to rule over kingdoms and fight battles.
3. • Vaishyas: They were expected to do farming, herding and trading.
4. • Shudras: They were expected to serve the other three Varnas.

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1. The janapadas were much smaller in size than the mahajanapadas.

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1. The kings of some janapadas extended the territories by defeating other kings in battles and taking control over their kingdoms. 
2. This way, large kingdoms or the mahajanapadas emerged.

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1. Magadha got high-quality wood from dense forests surrounding it and built houses, carts and chariots. 
2. The elephants captured from these forests were trained for the army, which invoked fears in other armies.

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

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Answer :

1. The rajas of mahajanapadas built forts for the following purposes:
2. To protect people from the attacks of enemies
3. To show off their wealth and power
4. To control the land and the people living inside forts

Que : ? 

Answer :

    A. Herders paid taxes in the form of animals and animal produce.

    B. Traders paid taxes on the goods that they bought and sold.

    C. Crafts persons paid taxes by working for a day every month for the raja.

    D. The farmers paid 1/6th of their total produce as tax.

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Answer :

The three archaeological sources that tell us about the people of janapadas and mahajanapadas are as follows:

1. Huge brick or stone walls found at the sites of some settlements in janapadas tell us that these might have built to save the people and the land from the enemies.
2. Punch-marked coins made of silver and copper indicate that people were aware of these metals. 
3. These coins were used to pay labourers and soldiers and to trade goods.
4. Painted grey ware tells us about the kind of utensils people used and their pottery skills.

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