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A221-6SS02

Class 6 History Unit 3: ASM 1 Social Science

Name: _______________ Date: _________ Max. marks: 20 Time: 40 min.

Instructions:
• Read the question paper carefully before you start writing.
• Write your name and the date on the question paper and the answer sheet.
• Write the answers on the answer sheet.
• Write only the question numbers followed by the answers. Do not write the questions.
• After filling in the map, attach it to the answer sheet.

1. Name the following. (2 x 1 = 2 marks)


a) The craftspersons and merchants who formed associations between 500 BCE
and 500 CE
b) The artefacts that suggest the existence of extensive trade between Rome and
southern India around 2500 years ago
2. Choose the correct option. (2 x 1 = 2 marks)
a) What is the other name for an inscription which is written in praise of a person?
(i) Manuscript
(ii) Sreshti
(iii) Prashasti
(iv) Epigraphy
b) Where is the idol of the chief deity kept in the temple?
(i) stupa
(ii) pradakshina patha
(iii) mandapa
(iv) garbagriha
3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words. (3 x 2 = 6 marks)
a) Why do you think Samudragupta allowed the rulers of dakshinapatha to rule again
while uprooting the rulers of Aryavarta? What does it tell you about
Samudragupta?
b) Why are the accounts of Chinese pilgrims who visited India considered to be historical
sources? Support your answer with the help of an example.

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c) Would charitas and prashastis be reliable sources of information if they were written by
the ordinary people of the kingdom? Why or why not?
4. Answer the following questions in 60-70 words. (2 x 4 = 8 marks)
a) Describe any four archaeological sources of history that give us information about the
life of the people around 2,500 years ago.
b) How were temples or stupas built in the past?
5. On the world map provided, mark the following. (2 x 1 = 2 marks)
a) A country that lay along the Silk Route
b) The country where silk was discovered

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Map: To be used to answer Q5. Name: __________________

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