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cl-6 his-1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

1. A person who studies the past is a:

A. Historian

B. Scientist

C. Astrologist

D. Astronomer

Why is it important to study history? Because:

A. We can learn about other cultures.

B. We can know what happened in the past.

C. We can learn from past mistakes.

D. All of the above

Dates in history are expressed in two terms:

BC and AD

AD and AC

BC and BD

DC and AD

People lived along the banks of this river many many years ago.

Tapi

Narmada

These are the areas where people first began to grow wheat and barley.

Ganga valley

Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

Rice was first grown here.

north of the Himalayas

north of the Vindhyas

The word India comes from the word Indus also called Sindhu in

Sanskrit

German

The earliest composition in Sanskrit is the

Gir Veda

Rig Veda

Books that were written along time ago are called manuscripts because they were

printed

written by hand

10.

Inscriptions are written on

stone and metal

straw

11.

She/he studies the past by referring to information found in manuscripts, inscriptions or sites. She / he is

an archaeologist

a historian

12.

The letters BCE mean

Before Common Era (before the birth of Christ)

Big Cats Evolved

13.

In ancient times kingdoms emerged along the banks of this river.

Ganga

Godavari

14.

AD stands for two Latin words

After Christ

Before Present

Before Christ

Anno Domini

15.

In ancient times,the areas to the south of river Ganga were known as

Ujjain

Kosala

Magadha

Avanti

16.

Why hunter-gatherers moved from place to place ?

search of food

animals moved from place to place

different seasons

All of the above

17.

In the past,lives of herders or farmers were different from those of Kings and Queens.

False

True

18.

Garo hills located in the -----

part of India.

South-East

North-East

South

19.

Writings on hard surfaces such as stone or metal

Inscriptions

Manuscripts

Excavations

20.

The objects that humans made in the past; –pottery, tools and ornaments are called:

A. monuments

B. coins

C. inscriptions

D. artefacts

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cl-6 his-1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

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