The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation · Class 6 Social Science
Practise 6 short and long answer questions on The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation from The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation. Try writing your own answer first, then tap the question to compare it with the model answer and read the explanation behind it.
The chapter refers to it as the Harappan, Indus or Indus-Sarasvatī Civilisation.
The names are stated in the opening paragraph.
The chapter describes the civilisation as remarkable and points to features of its settlements and society as evidence of an organised way of life.
This reflects the chapter’s opening assessment; details are developed through its examples.
Evidence from a civilisation can help us understand how people lived and how their community was organised. The chapter uses the Harappan, Indus or Indus-Sarasvatī Civilisation to investigate features of an early society through the remains and examples discussed in the text.
The response is based on the chapter’s use of evidence to study the civilisation.
The chapter explains that the civilisation is known by several names: Harappan, Indus and Indus-Sarasvatī. Recognising these names helps the reader understand that the chapter is discussing the same ancient civilisation when these terms appear.
The names are explicitly given in the textbook.
A civilisation from the distant past cannot be observed directly today. The remains and material evidence discussed in the chapter allow us to investigate its settlements and ways of life. By studying such evidence, we can build an account of the society while keeping our conclusions tied to what the remains support.
This follows the chapter’s evidence-based treatment of the Harappan civilisation.
The opening description says the Harappan social scene showed a well-balanced community in which differences between rich and poor were not glaring. This suggests that the chapter wants readers to consider how the society was organised, rather than judging the civilisation only by its age. Any explanation must remain connected to the evidence and examples provided in the chapter.
This uses the wording of the textbook’s opening description.