Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 54 views

    Chapter 9 History

    Uploaded by

    Yashita Sharma
    The document provides information about Chapter 9 (History) in a 6th grade Social Studies textbook titled "Traders, Kings and Pilgrims". It includes important facts about South India's trade in gold, spices and precious stones. It also notes key figures like the three Tamil ruling families (Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas) and Buddhist poet Ashvaghosha. The rest of the document consists of questions and answers about the Silk Route, evidence of trade routes, features of Bhakti, reasons for Chinese pilgrimages to India, and why ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Chapter 9 History

    Uploaded by

    Yashita Sharma
    54 views11 pages
    The document provides information about Chapter 9 (History) in a 6th grade Social Studies textbook titled "Traders, Kings and Pilgrims". It includes important facts about South India's trade in gold, spices and precious stones. It also notes key figures like the three Tamil ruling families (Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas) and Buddhist poet Ashvaghosha. The rest of the document consists of questions and answers about the Silk Route, evidence of trade routes, features of Bhakti, reasons for Chinese pilgrimages to India, and why ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document provides information about Chapter 9 (History) in a 6th grade Social Studies textbook titled "Traders, Kings and Pilgrims". It includes important facts about South India's trade in gold, spices and precious stones. It also notes key figures like the three Tamil ruling families (Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas) and Buddhist poet Ashvaghosha. The rest of the document consists of questions and answers about the Silk Route, evidence of trade routes, features of Bhakti, reasons for Chinese pilgrimages to India, and why ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    54 views11 pages

    Chapter 9 History

    Uploaded by

    Yashita Sharma
    The document provides information about Chapter 9 (History) in a 6th grade Social Studies textbook titled "Traders, Kings and Pilgrims". It includes important facts about South India's trade in gold, spices and precious stones. It also notes key figures like the three Tamil ruling families (Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas) and Buddhist poet Ashvaghosha. The rest of the document consists of questions and answers about the Silk Route, evidence of trade routes, features of Bhakti, reasons for Chinese pilgrimages to India, and why ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    of 11

    CLASS 6TH

    SOCIAL STUDIES

    CHAPTER 9 (HISTORY)

    TRADERS, KINGS AND PILGRIMS


    IMPORTANT FACTS

    1. South India was famous for gold, spices, especially pepper and
    precious stones.
    2. Muvendar is a Tamil word meaning three chiefs, used for the heads
    of three ruling families, the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas.
    3. Ashvaghosha was a poet who composed a biography of Buddha, the
    Buddhacharita.
    4. Techniques of making silk were first invented in China around 7000
    years ago.
    5. The most famous Kushana ruler was Kanishka, who ruled around
    1900 years ago.
    QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

    Q 1- Match the following:


    Ans-

    Muvendar Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas


    Lords of the Dakshinapatha Satavahana rulers
    Ashvaghosha Buddhacharita
    Bodhisattvas Mahayana Buddhism
    Xuan Zang Chinese pilgrim
    Question 2.
    Why did kings want to control the Silk
    Route?

    Answer:
    Kings wanted to control the Silk Route because they
    could benefit from taxes, tributes and gifts that were
    brought by traders and the people along the route.
    Question 3.
    What kinds of evidence do historians use to
    find out about trade and trade routes?

    Answer:

    The historians use the following evidences to find out about trade and
    trade routes:
    1. Archaeologists have collected information about the Northern Black
    Polished Ware.
    2. Historians find evidence of trade in Sangam poems. 
    3. Using different historical sources the historians tell us that south
    India was famous for gold, spices, especially pepper, and precious
    stones. Pepper was particularly valued in the Roman empire, so much
    so that it was known as black gold. 
    Question 4.
    What were the main features of Bhakti?

    Answer:
    1. Bhakti is generally understood as a person’s devotion to his or her chosen
    deity.
    2. The idea of Bhakti is present in the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred book of the
    Hindus.
    3. In the Bhagavad Gita (which is included in the Mahabharata), Krishna the
    God, asks Arjuna, his devotee and friend, to abandon all dharmas and take
    refuge in him, as only he can set Arjuna free from every evil.
    4. Those who followed the system of Bhakti emphasized devotion and
    individual worship of a single god or goddess, rather than the performance
    of elaborate sacrifices.
    5. Deities who were worshipped through Bhakti included Shiva, Vishnu and
    goddesses such as Durga. This form of worship became an important feature
    of Hinduism.
    Question 5.
    Discuss the reasons why the Chinese pilgrims came to
    India?

    Answer:
    The Chinese pilgrims (Fa-Xian, Xuan Zang and I-Qing) came to
    India to visit places associated with the life and teachings of
    the Buddha as well as famous monasteries. They had in
    Buddhist religious books also. They carried some books back
    with them.
    Question 6.
    Why do you think ordinary people were attracted to
    Bhakti?

    Answer:
    1. I think that ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti because Bhakti-
    saint used the language of people, which they could understand easily.
    2. The saints emphasized the worship of certain deities, which became a
    central feature of later Hinduism, gained in importance.
    3. These deities included Shiva, Vishnu and goddesses such as Durga.
    Bhakti is generally understood as a person’s devotion to his or her
    chosen deity.
    4. Anybody, whether rich or poor, belonging to the so called ‘high’ or
    ‘low’ castes, man or woman, could follow the path of Bhakti.
    5. They stressed on simple ways for Moksha or salvation, the last aim of
    life.
    To know more about the lesson ‘Traders,
    Kings and Pilgrims’, visit the following links:
    • https://
    www.studyrankers.com/2019/05/notes-of-ch-9-traders-kings-and-pil
    grims-class6th-history.html

    • https://
    www.edubeans.com/Class_VI_History-Traders-Kings-and-Pilgrims.ph
    p

    • https://www.learncbse.in/traders-kings-pilgrims-cbse-notes-class-6-s
    ocial
    /

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy