What Where How and When - Worksheets

 CBSE Worksheet 01

Ch-1 What Where How and When

  1. The Iranians and the Greeks came through the:
    1. Southwest
    2. Southeast
    3. Northwest
    4. Northeast
  2. Where did people live in the past?
    1. Towns
    2. Himalayas
    3. In the forest
    4. On the bank of the river
  3. Name the crops which were first grown by men and women:
    1. Wheat and Barley
    2. Rice and Barley
    3. Wheat and sugar
    4. Sugar and Barley
  4. When women and men first began to grow crops:
    1. 8000 years ago
    2. 5000 years ago
    3. 6000 years ago
    4. 7000 years ago
  5. What are tributaries?
    1. Is a stream or river which flows into a parent river
    2. Is a stream or river which divided into many small rivers
    3. Is a stream or river which flows into many small rivers
    4. Is a stream or river which divided into a parent river
  6. Match the following:
    Column AColumn B
    (i) Narmada Valley(a) the first big kingdom
    (ii) Magadha(b) hunting and gathering
    (iii) Garo hills(c) the first cities
    (iv) Indus and its tributaries(d) early agriculture
  7. Fill in the blanks:
    1. Travelling from one place to another led to ________.
    2. The name Bharat was used in ________.
    3. The ________ are located in Central India.
    4. The region where ________ was first of all grown in India in the North of the Vindhyas.
  8. State true or false:
    1. Inscriptions were written on the palm leaf.
    2. In ancient times, the area along the river Son to the South of Ganga was known as India.
    3. Ordinary people used Prakrit to talk to each other.
    4. Objects that are made of hard imperishable substances usually survive for a long time.
  9. What did Archaeologists find during excavation?
  10. Write the name of the countries that form South Asia.
  11. When did the early cities develop in India?
  12. Name the words we often use for our country. Explain it briefly.
  13. What do you understand by BC and AD?
  14. What was the occupation of the people who lived on the bank of the river Narmada?

CBSE Worksheet 01
Ch-1 What Where How and When

Solution

  1. (c) Northwest
    Explanation: The Iranians and the Greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the Indus river. They called it the Hindos or the Indos.
  2. (d) On the bank of the river
    Explanation: People used to live on the banks of the rivers because rivers are the most fertile region and the first human settlement was all done to agriculture. Hence earliest cities flourished on the banks of the rivers.
  3. (a) Wheat and Barley
    Explanation: Men and women first began to grow crops such as wheat and barley about 8000 years ago.
  4. (a) 8000 years ago
    Explanation: Women and men first began to grow crops such as wheat and barley about 8000 years ago.
  5. (a) Is a stream or river which flows into a parent river
    Explanation: A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or a parent river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. The point where a tributary meets the mainstem i.e. the parent river is called the confluence.
  6. (i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (c).
    1. Sharing of ideas
    2. Rigveda
    3. Vindhyas
    4. Rice
    1. False. (Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaf)
    2. False. (In ancient times, the area along river Son to the South of Ganga was known as Magadha)
    3. True
    4. True
  9. The Archaeologists found tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins during excavation.
  10. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran, China and Myanmar, form South Asia.
  11. About 4700 years ago some of the earliest cities Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Lothal, Chun-hu-Daro, Rupar, Banwali, Kalibangam, Surkotada etc. flourished on the banks of the Indus and its tributaries. Later, about 2500 years ago, cities developed on the banks of the Ganga and its tributaries, and along the seacoasts.
  12. Two words we often use for our country are India and Bharat.
    India: The people from Iran and Greece came to the northwest of India. Thus, they became familiar with the river Indus. They called it Indos or Hindos. The land to the east of this river came to be known as India.
    Bharat: People who lived in the northwest were known as Bharatha. They are mentioned in the Rigveda. The name Bharat came because of the term ‘Bharatha’.
  13. While discussing history, two distinct terms (BC and AD) are used for dates. The term BC stands for before Christ. On the other hand, AD stands for ‘Anno Domini’ which means ‘In the year of the Lord’. Sometimes, CE is used instead of AD and it means Common Era. Similarly, BCE is used instead of BC and it means before the Common Era.
    The years after the birth of Jesus Christ are expressed in AD. It means 'Anno Domini', that is, in the year of the Lord. These years are counted forwards. For example, AD 99 comes before AD 100.
  14. People living along the banks of river Narmada used to the food by gathering. Some of the earliest people who lived here were skilled gatherers,i.e. people who gathered their food. They knew about the vast wealth of plants in the surrounding forests, and collected roots, fruits and other forest produce for their food. They also hunted animals.