Chapter 1: What, Where, How & When

Chapter Description

Chapter 1: What Where, How & When of Class 6 History discusses the basics of historical study. It teaches the concepts of what history is, where historical events took place, how we learn about them, and when they occurred. The chapter aims to provide students with an understanding of how historians and archaeologists gather information about the past.

It explains various sources of historical information such as manuscripts, inscriptions, and archaeological findings. It also covers the importance of geography in history by discussing places like Narmada Valley, Magadha, the Garo hills, and the Indus and Ganga valleys.

Key Highlights

• Difference between manuscripts and inscriptions
• Discussion on early human settlements and their activities such as hunting, gathering, and farming
• Identification of important regions in ancient India where early agriculture and the first cities developed
• How lives of different people in the past including kings, farmers, craftsmen, and common people
• How people traveled and traded in ancient times and its impact on cultural exchanges
• Intro to ancient languages and scripts used in historical records

Type of Questions You Will Get

• Match the Following Questions
• Differences and Definitions questions that ask students to differentiate between manuscripts and inscriptions
• Explanation questions such as how people lived in the past, based on historical evidence
• List objects that archaeologists might find and identifying which of these could be made of stone
• Explain why ordinary men and women did not keep records of their daily activities
• Describe differences between the lives of kings and farmers
• Identify different crafts persons mentioned in the chapter and their contributions to building cities
• Questions about which subjects from ancient books students would be interested in reading

Students can download the NCERT Solutions for "Chapter 1: What Where, How & When" in PDF format for free, making it easy for Class 6 students to access them anytime, anywhere.