ICSE ICSE Class 6 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Answer the following question.

What are inscriptions?

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The two ______ tell us about life and society in the ancient past, besides being religious books.

Answer the following question.

Why is the study of coins considered an important source of ancient history?

This is the picture depicting an institution of Vedic Period.

1. Identify and name it.
2. Describe this system/institution.
3. Which Ashrama did it belong to?

Textbook Keyword: Brahmacharya

Textbook Keyword: Vanaprastha

Textbook Keyword: Sanyasa

Textbook Keyword: Gurukul

Textbook Keywords: Guru dakshina

Write short notes on:
Mauryan art and architecture.

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Mauryan art was greatly influenced by ___________.

At what age was a boy sent to gurukul? What was the relationship between the guru and his students?

What did the students do during their stay in the gurukul?

What was the method of teaching in a gurukul?

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During the ________stage of his life, an Aryan stayed in a gurukul and received education from a guru.

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A guru treated his students like his ________ and the students regarded the guru as their ________.

State whether the following is true or false:

Education in a gurukul was very expensive.

Give an account of the economic conditions under the Mauryan rulers.

This is an important monument of the ancient period but is relevant even today.

Identify the monuments.

This is an important monument of the ancient period but is relevant even today.

Describe its important features.