Here you will find revision notes for CBSE Class 6 Social Science History Chapter 1 What, Where, How and When. It is a part of Revision Notes for CBSE Class 6 Social Science Series.
What, Where, How and When Class 6 Revision Notes CBSE History Chapter 1 (PDF Download)
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- History is the study of past. The knowledge gained from the study of History is important to understand both the past and present.
- Early men lived a nomadic life by hunting (or fishing) and gathering edible items. Once the food source in one region was exhausted, they would move to another place.
- With the discovery of cultivation of crops and to domestication of animals, man began to settle down in one place to look after their animals and crops.
- People settled near rivers due to easy access to water needed for crops, animals and humans and also because of availability of food supply.
- People lived in the banks of the River Narmada for several hundred thousand years. They were skilled hunters and gatherers.
- People living near Sulaiman and Kirthar hills started growing crops, e.g. wheat and barley. They also began rearing animals, e. g. sheep, goat, etc.
- Gradually, surplus produce let to exchange of goods and services.
- Rivers acted as waterways for transporting surplus goods and even services across regions.
- As the villages close to rivers grew in size and density, towns emerged.
- People travelled far and wide for earning a livelihood, exchanging goods and services, spreading their religion or just discovering new lands.
- We count the years to describe a date from the date generally agreed to be the birth of Jesus Christ. Any date before the birth of Christ is called Before Christ or (BC).
Important Keywords
- Gatherers: Early people who used to gather their food, like, roots, fruits, and other forest produce.
- Hunters: Early people who used to hunt animals for food.
- Sindhu: India was known as Sindhu in the past. The word originated from the word ‘Indus’ which is called Sindhu in Sanskrit.
- Travelling: Nomads travelled form one place to another in search of food. This is a very useful exercise to cover distance, for interactions and to get more knowledge about new areas and persons.
- Manuscript: Originated from the Latin word ‘manu’ which means hand. Manuscripts mean scripts written by hand on palm leaf or bark of trees.
- Inscriptions: Writings on hard surfaces, like stones, walls, etc.
- Archaeologists: Those who study the objects remains of building, made of stone, brickes, painting and sculptures, made and used in the past.
- Excavate: To dig under the surface of the earth.
- Historians: Scholars and researchers who study the past.
- Decipherment: Analysis of documents written in ancient languages which is different to read.
- Source: The word Source refers to different types of evidences, drawn from manuscript, inscriptions, coins and archacology.
Once source are found learning about three past becomes an adventure, as we reconstruct it bit by bits.
Important Dates
- The earliest composition is Sanskrit-about 3500 years ago.
- An old inscription, found in Kandahar (Present day Afghanistan) -about 2250 years ago.
- Manuscript was written-about a thousand years ago pols were used-about 4700 years ago
- Coins were in use-about 2500 years ago.
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