Buildings, Paints and Books — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

Describe various types of maps.

Why Kerala is called as the 'land of coconuts'? What products are made out of coir in Kerala?

Describe the general distribution of rainfall in India.

What are the various uses of oceans?

How are maps more helpful than a globe?

Describe the success of the Panchayati Raj.

Imagine the large number of workers required to build such a network of reservoirs. Who do you think organised their work and gave them precise instructions? How do you think they were paid for their labour? (Hint: there was no money at that time in the way we have today.) Since the reservoirs needed to be cleaned from time to time, was there some local authority to manage their maintenance? What clues do we get from all this about this city's ruler and municipal administration?
Use your imagination and discuss with your teacher. Archaeologists also discuss these questions and the answers are not always final!

Name the countries where Ashokan inscriptions have been found.

What is the difference between a millennium and a century in terms of their duration and how do these time periods help us understand historical events?

How are Puranas an important cultural heritage?