Chapter-8 Ashoka,the Emperor Who gave up war Class-6th

Ch 8 History

Ashoka, the Emperor Who gave up war

Q1. Keywords

1.Empire : Large kingdom where different types of people live in different parts of the kingdom is known as  an empire.

2.Provinces : Big cities of an empire are called provinces.

3.Carved : To cut stones in order to make an object or put a pattern of writing.

4.Inscription: Words that are written on rock and pillars.

5.Dynasty: A family whose members become rulers one after the other.

6.Provincial: Related with one of the large areas that the same countries are divided into.

7.Tribute: Something that you say or do to show that you respect or admire something.

Q2.Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire.

Answer:List of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire:
• Farming
• Herding
• Handicrafts
• Trading
• Hunting-gathering

Q3.Complete the following sentences:

(a)    Officials collected _____________ from the area under the direct control of the ruler.
► tax

(b)    Royal princes often went to the provinces as ________
► governors

(c)    The Mauryan rulers tried to control ____________ and ____________ which were important for transport.
► roads and rivers

(d)   People in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with __________
► elephant, timbers, honey and wax.

Q4.State whether true or false:

(e)    Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west.
► False

(f)     Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra.
► False

(g)   Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.
► False

(h)   Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.
► True

Q5.What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?

Answer:The problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma were:
• Religious conflict
• Animal sacrifice
• Ill-treatment of slaves and servants
• Quarrels in families and amongst neighbours.

Q6.What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?

Answer:The means that Ashoka adopted to spread the message ofdhamma were:
• He appointed officials, known as the dhamma mahamatta who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma.
• He got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars, instructing his officials to read his message to those who could not read it themselves.
• He also  sent messengers to spread ideas about dhamma to other lands, such as Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka.

Q7. Why do you think that slaves and servants were ill treated? Do you think the order of the emperor would have improved their condition? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans: Yes, slaves and servants were ill treated in the society because their masters felt superior to them. The masters treated them as animals. It was because of the old ‘Varna’  system.

The emperor’ s orders might have helped them to some extent. Ashoka was a king who was loved by his subjects and they would have allowed him happily.

Q8.Write a short paragraph explaining why the lions are shown on our currency notes. List atleast one other object on which you see it.

Ans: Lion capital at Sarnath has four lions. After India became free this Ashokan capital became India’s National Emblem. These lions are shown on our currency notes in honour of the great king of India, Ashoka. Lion is also a symbol of bravery and strength.

The lion can be seen on the coins and stamp papers also.

Q9.Suppose you have the power to inscribe your orders, what four commands would you like to issue?

Ans: I would like to issue the following commands:

a.     All humans will be treated equally.

b.     No animal will be harmed for religious purpose.

c.     There will be respect and regards for all religions.

d.     Education will be compulsory for all.

Q10.How did Kalinga war bring about a change in the Ashoka’ s attitude towards war?

Ans: Kalinga was the only war that Ashoka fought in his life. About one lakh people were kiiled in this war. He heard the cries of the women and children. He was fiiled with sorrow and remorse when he saw a huge carnage of people and animals. So Ashoka decided to give up warfare and decided to observe  and spread Dhamma.

Q11. In what ways pataliputra is different from Mohanjodaro?

Ans:

	PATALIPUTRA	MOHANJODARO
1.	Kings palaces were made of wood and decorated with stones.	There was no king, so no palace was there.
2.	The whole city was surrounded by the walls.	The city was divided into two parts citadel and Lower town.
3.	Houses were of two or three floors.	Houses were of maximum two floors.
4.	Houses were made of wood, mud and bricks.	Houses were made of brunt bricks.

Q10. Why do you think that the king had special servants to taste food he ate?

Ans : During time of Chandragupta Maurya there were frequent wars to conquer more areas. The other kings sent their spices to know more about the king. The king was always afraid that his life was in danger, so he had special servants who tasted food before he eat so that nobody can mix poison in it.

Q11.Who wrote Arthashastra ?

Ans. Chanakya wrote Arthashastra.

Extra questions class-6th chapter-6 (Geography)

EXTRA QUESTIONS  CLASS-VI           CHAPTER-6(GEOGraphy)

Q1.What is internal process?Ans.The process operating inside the earth is known as internal process.Q2.Define the External process?Ans.The process operating on the surface of the earth is called external process.Q3.Name the process which modifies the surfaces of the earth.Ans.1.Internal process2.External processQ4.What do you mean by Deposition?Ans.The process of depositing the transported sediments is called Deposition.Q5.What is a mountain range?Ans. Mountains may be arranged in a line known as mountain range.
Q6.What is Glacier?Ans. Moving mass of ice is called Glaciers.Q7. Define the term landforms?Ans. The physical features of the earth’s surface are known landforms.Q8. Why is the plateau of Tibet special ?Ans. The Tibet Plateau is the highest plateau in the world with a height of 4,000 to 6,000 metres above the mean sea level.Q 9.  What do by mean by Graben ?Ans.The lowered block between two normal faults is known as Graben.Q10. Name the most populated region of India.Ans. The Indo-Gangetic plain is the most populated region of India.Q11. What do you mean by Flora and fauna ?Ans .Flora means plants and fauna means animals.Q12. Why the plains are thickly populated?Ans.The plains are thickly  populated due to the following reasons:1. Their fertility2. Construction of transport network is easy3. They have favourable climate for human settlement.
Q13. Name some of the depositional features.Ans. Some of the depositional features are moraines, levees, flood-plains, and sand dunes.

Class-6th Rural Livelihood Civics

                                 Class -6^th  Rural Livelihood                 Civics

Questions

1. You have probably noticed that people in Kalpattu are engaged in a variety of non-farm work. List five of these.

Answer:Five non-farm work of people in Kalpattu village:
(i) Making baskets, utensils,  pots,  bricks, bullock-carts etc.
(ii) Blacksmiths
(iii) Nursing
(iv) Teaching
(v) Shop-keeping
(vi) Trading

2. List the different types of people you read about in Kalpattu who depend on farming. Who is the poorest among them and why?

Answer:Different types of people who depend on farming are:
(i) Big landowner
(ii) Small landowners or Farmers
(iii) Landless farmers or Labourers
Landless farmers or labourers are the poorest among them because they have seasonal earning. They always have to look for work at other places after harvesting period is over and also paid very less. They do not have fix income and sometimes they went without work. Hence, in the chapter Thulasi is the poorest.

5. What do you think the government can do to help farmers like Sekar when they get into debt? Discuss.

Answer:The government can do following things to help farmers like Sekar when they get into debt:
(i) Provision of easy farming loans from the banks at low rate of interest.
(ii) Insurance of their cultivation.
(iii) Provision of subsidised fertilizers, pesticides and HYV seeds.
(iv) Farming schools and help should be provided at no cost.

6. Compare the situation of Sekar and Ramalingam by filling out the following table:

Answer

	SEKAR	RAMALINGAM
Land cultivated	About 2 acres	About 20 acres
Labour required	Not required. They get help from the other farmers during the time of harvesting.	Required in large numbers. They have much land and thus need many labourers to cultivate it.
Loans required	Yes. For fertilisers and seeds.	Not required for harvest. However, they need loan to set up rice mills.
Selling of harvest	Sell harvest at low cost to the lender.	Sell harvest at market price to the traders or directly in the market.
Other work done by them	Work as labour in Ramalingham’s rice mill.	Owns rice mills and have several shops.

Class-6th Panchayati Raj

Panchayati Raj  Class-6^th   Civics

Questions

1. What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?

Answer:Problem faced by the villagers in Hardas village:
(i) Acute water shortage.
(ii) Hand pump water has gone well below the point up to which the ground has been drilled.
(iii) Women have to go to the Suru river which is 3 k.m. away to get water.
Solution done by them to solve this problem:
(i) Piping water from the river Suru and making an overhead tank in the village.
(ii) Deepen the handpumps and clean the wells for this season.
(iii) Finally, they came with the permanent solution of conserving water or the watershed development.

2. What, in your opinion, is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do you think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings? Why?

Answer:Importance of Gram Sabha:
(i) Gram Sabha elect the members of the Gram Panchayat.
(ii) It can question Gram Panchayat  and keep watch on their work. 
(iii) Local problems of the villagers can be discussed in the meeting.
(iv) They can recommend solutions to the problems.
Yes, I think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings because they can raise the problems faced by them daily. They can also advise and make aware of the work done by the Gram Panchayat. It is the forum where they can discuss the welfare programmes of the village.

3. What is the link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Answer:Link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat:
(i) Gram Sabha elect the members of the Gram Panchayat.
(ii) The Panch and the Gram Panchayat is answerable to the members of Gram Sabha.
(iii) Gram Sabha keeps an eye on the elected representatives of the Gram Panchayat.

4. Take an example of any one task done by a Panchayat in your area/nearby rural area and find out the following:
a. Why it was taken up.
b. Where the money came from.
c. Whether or not the work has been completed. 

Answer

(a) Panchayat needs to construct building of middle school.
(b) Major part of the money came from the State Government and minor part of money came from the funds of Panchayat.
(c) The work has been completed on time.

5. What is the difference between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Answer

Gram Sabha	Gram Panchayat
1.Members of Gram Sabha are not elected.	1.Members of Gram Panchayat are elected representatives by the Gram Sabha.
2.All the adults who is above the age of 18 or have the right to vote are the members of Gram Sabha.	2.Ward members, Panchs and Panchayat president are the members of Gram Panchayat.
3.The members and the body are permanent.	3.The members and the body are elected after every 5 years.
4.They keep an eye on the works of Gram Panchayat.	4.They hear from the Gram Sabha and do the work.

7. Find out more about watershed development and how it benefits an area?

Answer:Watershed development is the conservation, recharging and judicious use of the water resources like, underground water, rivers etc. and lands within the watershed area.
Benefits of watershed development in an area:
(i) It makes the land fertile and supports the growth of trees, plants and cultivation.
(ii) Help in the preservation of water and its resources.
(iii) Prevents soil erosion .