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Pakistan international school, Riyadh

Grade: VI Subject:History

Conceptual/ Unseen questions.

Ch#1

1: When did civilization started?

Ans: Civilization began when humans startred to built cities.

2:Write three civilizations of Asia.

Ans: Indus valley civilization, Chinese civilization and Mesopotamia.

3:What was period of South America civilization?

Ans: It existed from 90000-1800 BCE.

4:Write the names of two famous rivers of Iraq.

Ans: Euphrates and Tigris

5: Define Mesopotamia?

Ans: Mesopotamia means ‘between two rivers’

6: Who made the calendars first time?

Ans: Sumerians invented calendars.

7: What was the religious belief of Sumerians?

Ans: Sumerian worshipped many gods.

Ch#2

1:From where the river Nile rise?and What is it’s length?

The River Nile rise from Lake Tanganyka and it is 4000 miles long.

2:What was the importance of River Nile for the Egypt?

Ans: It provides fresh water for drinking, washing, crops and for transportation.

3:What was the ruler of Egypt called?

Ans: The ruler of Egypt was called Pharaoh.

4: What was the religion of old Egyptians?

Ans: The ancient Egyptians were polytheists( worship many gods)

5: What is Hieroglyph?

Ans: the words of god.


6: Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?

Ans: A French Soldier discovered the Rosetta stone.

7:What is the name of plant found near the River Nile?

Ans: Papyrus

8; What do you know about mummification?

Ans: Egyptian believed in life after death.They preserved dead bodies with the process of
mummification.

Ch#3

1: Write the names of two old cities of Pakistan.

Ans: Harappa and Mohenjo Daro.

2:What was the main occupation of Indus valley people?

Ans: Agriculture

3: Who were city dwellers?

Ans: Indus Valley people were city dwellers.

4: Give two reasons for decline of Indus Valley civilization.

Ans: 1) Indus river changed its course.

2) The decrease in summer monsoons.

5: What was the main occupation of Indus Valley people?

Ans: Agriculture

Ch#4

1: Why Aryans fought with Dasas( Dravidian)?

Ans: Aryan fought with Dasas to settle on the land of five rivers.

2: Write the name of Hindus’s famous book.

Ans: Vedas

3: Write the names of four castes of Hindus.

Ans: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras

4: Which cast was for warriors and kings?

Ans: Kshatriyas

5: Who were the Indra and Varuna?


Ans: Indra was god of thunder

Varuna was god of sky.

6: What was the main idea of Upanishads?

Ans: Upanishad tells us about philosophical foundations of Hinduism.

7: From where did Alexander come?

Ans Greece

8: Who was the ruler of Taxila?

Ans: Raja Ambhi

Ch#5

1: What was the main achievement of Chandra Gupta Maurya?

Ans: He united almost whole of northern India under one empire.

2: Who was Kautilya?

Ans: Kautilya Was the advisor of Chandragupta Maurya.

3: Who was the writer of Arthashastra?

Ans: Kautilya

4: How were Mauryan declined?

Ans: The Mauryan Empire declined after the death of Ashoka.

5: What was the old name of Peshawar valley?

Ans : Gandhara

6: What was the capital of Gandhara civilization?

Ans: Taxila

Ch#6

1: Who was Maharajadhiraja?

Ans: Chandragupta I

2: Who was Kalidasa?

Ans: Kalidasa was gifted poet- playwright .

3: Who gave the concept of zero and Calculated the value of Pi?

Ans: Aryabhata

4: What was the title of Chandragupta II?


Ans: Vikramaditya

5: Who wrote about Chandragupta II’s Reign?

Ans: A Chinese visitor Fa-Hien

6:Which religion grew into popular religion during the Gupta rule?

Ans; Hinduism

7: Which place was Harsha;s capital?

Ans: Kanauj

8: Why Ajanta and Ellora caves are famous?

Ans: The walls of the caves of Ajanta and Ellora are covered with beautiful paintings.

9: Who were Huns?

Ans: The Huns were warrior tribe from Central Asia.

Ch#7

1: Write the names of two rivers cities of China?

Ans: Yellow River and Yangtze River.

2: Which dynasty ruled for long period of time in China?

Ans: The Zhou Dynasty

3: Why Qin Dynasty built Wall?

Ans: To keep away the barbarian invaders.

4: write the name of country ruled by dynasties Xia, Shang, Zhou. Qin and Han.

Ans: China

5: How long is Great Wall of China?

Ans: 5000km

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