NCERT Class 6 Social Science Chapter 7 New Questions and Ideas

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Chapter: 7

OUR PASTS – I [HISTORY]

NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

LET’S RECALL

Q. 1. Describe the ways in which the Buddha tried to spread his message to the people.

Ans. The ways in which the Buddha tried to spread his message to the people are that:

(a) He taught people to be kind.

(b) To respect the lives of others including animals.

(c) He believed that the results of our actions (called karma), whether good or bad, affect us both in this life and the next.

(d) The Buddha taught in the language of the ordinary people, Prakrit, so that everybody could understand his message.

Q. 2. Write whether true or false: 

(a) The Buddha encouraged animal sacrifices.

Ans. False.

(b) Sarnath is important because it was the place where the Buddha taught for the first time.

Ans. True.

(c) The Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.

Ans. False.

(d) The Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. 

Ans. True.

(e) Upanishadic thinkers believed that the atman and brahman were ultimately one. 

Ans. True.

Q. 3. What were the questions that Upanishadic thinkers wanted to answer? 

Ans. The questions that Upanishadic thinkers wanted to answer are: 

(a) They wanted to know life after death.

(b) Why sacrifices should be performed?

(c) Some thinkers felt that there was something permanent in the universe which could last even after death.

Q. 4. What were the main teachings of the Mahavira?

Ans. The main teachings of the Mahavira were:

(a) Both men and women who wanted to know truth must leave their home. 

(b) Both men and women must follow strictly the rule and regulation of ahimsa ie., not hurting or killing any living beings. 

(c) To all living beings life is dear.

LET’S DISCUSS

Q. 5. Why do you think Anagha’s mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha?

Ans. Anagha’s mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha because: 

(a) He was the founder of Buddhism.

(b) Anagha’s mother wanted her to know Buddha’s teachings and ideas.

Q. 6. Do you think it would have been easy for slaves to join the sangha Give reasons for your answer. 

Ans. Yes, it would have been easy for slaves to join the sangha because Buddha doesn’t believe in casteism. According to him any person who was ready to act on Buddhist rule can join sangha. Slaves can only join Sanghas, when he receives the prior permission of his master sod debtors that of his creditors.

LET’S DO

Q. 7. Make a list of at least five ideas and questions mentioned in this lesson. Choose three from the list and discuss why you think they are important even today.

Ans. The list of at least five ideas and questions mentioned in this lesson is given below:

(a) What was the language used to compose Vedas? 

(b) What was Buddha trying to teach the Kisagotami? 

(c) What does the Buddhist texts tell us?

(d) What are the four ashramas recognised? 

(e) What are the communities that joined Sangha?

Discussion

(a) The language used to compose Vedas are Sanskrit. She is the mother of all ancient languages. 

(b) Buddha trying to teach the Kisagotami that death is the part of life and there is life after death. 

(c) The Buddhist texts tell us that the varnas and ranks system will vanish if the followers of Buddha join the order of monk.

(d) The four ashramas recognised are: Brahmacharya, Grihastha. Vanaprastha and Sanyasa.

(e) The communities that joined Sangha are: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, merchants, labourers, barbers, courtesans and slaves.

Q. 8. Find out more about men and women who renounce the world today. Where do they live, what kinds of clothes do they wear, what do they eat? Why do they renounce the world?

Ans. Students make the chart with the help of class teacher and place it in bulletin board You can write about any person who renounce the country or the society or the world. 

Some clues are given below:

Renounce: One gives worldly pleasure, Person who does this type of work. Write his standard of living. Where does he live and what does he eat?

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1. To which caste did Buddha belong?

Ans. Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya gana and was a Kshatriya.

Q. 2. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?

Ans. Buddha attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. 

Q. 3. Where did Buddha taught for the first time? 

Ans. Buddha went to Sarnath, near Varanasi, where he taught for the first time.

Q. 4. Why is life full of suffering and unhappiness according to Buddha?

Ans. According to Buddha, life is full of suffering and unhappiness because we have and desires.

Q. 5. Mention two messages given by Buddha to the people. 

Ans. Two messages given by Buddha to the people are:

(a) He taught people to respect.

(b) To respect the lives of others, including animals. 

Q. 6. Name the founders of Jainism and Buddhism. 

Ans. Jainism was founded by Vardhamana Mahavira and Buddhism was founded by Gautam Buddha. 

Q. 7. What are Upanishads? 

Ans. The term Upanishad’ literally means sitting close to or sitting down near. It refers to the time when students sat near their teachers (guru) to learn teachings known only to a selected few.

Q. 8. According to the Jains what is Kaivalya?

Ans. It means perfect knowledge or supreme knowledge.

Q. 9. Name the three jewels or Triratnas of Jainism.

Ans. Three jewels or Triratnas of Jainism are: 

(a) Right Faith, 

(b) Right knowledge 

(c) Right action.

Q. 10. What do you understand by Sangha? 

Ans. It was a religious order whose doors were kept open to everyone men, women and even shudras,

Q. 11. Name the gods worshipped by the Hindus. 

Ans. Vishnu, Shiva and Goddesses Laxmi and Parvati are the prominent gods worshippe by the Hindus.

Q. 12. When and where was Gautam Buddha born?

Ans. Gautam Buddha was born in 563 BC at Lumbini in Nepal. 

Q. 13. Who all joined the Sangha? 

Ans. Those who joined the Sangha included brahmins, kshatriyas, merchants, labourers barbers, courtesans and slaves.

Q. 14. What were the followers of Jainism called?

Ans. Followers of Jainism were known as Jainas. 

Q. 15. Who were the composers of Upanishads?

Ans. Most of the composers and writers of Upanishads were learned and scholarly Brahmanas. Scholarly and highly educated women like Gargi are also mentioned as composers of Upanishads. They took part in debates and discussions.

Q. 16. What were Mahavira’s ideas about Karma? 

Ans. Mahavira believed that a person’s position in life depends on Karma ie., actions done by him in his previous life.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1. What did Buddha teach people about life? What was its solution? 

Ans. Buddha taught people that life is full of sufferings and unhappiness. This is caused because we have cravings and desires. Sometimes, even if we get what we want, we are not satisfied and want even more. Buddha described this as thirst or tanha. He taught that this constant craving could be removed by following moderation in everything.

Q. 2. What was the relation between the man and the brahman? 

Ans. According to Buddha many thinkers felt that there was something permanent in the universe that would last even after death. They described this as the atman or the individual soul and brahman or the universal soul. They believed that ultimately, both the atman and the brahman were one.

Q. 3. How did Jainism spread to other parts of India?

Ans. Jainism spread to other parts of India in the following ways: 

(a) Jainism spread to different parts of north India and to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. 

(b) The teachings of Mahavira and his followers were transmitted orally for several centuries.

(c) They were written down in the form in which they are presently available at a place called Valabhi in Gujarat.

Q. 4. What did Gautam Buddha mean by Middle path? 

Ans. Buddha preached that suffering in life is caused by desire. Suffering can be ended by overcoming desire. To overcome desire, Buddha advised his disciples to follow the middle path, that is, neither to give up all worldly possessions nor to live in luxury.

Q. 5. Why did Buddha and Mahavira taught in Prakrit and not Sanskrit?

Ans. Buddha and Mahavira taught in Prakrit because this language was commonly spoken by the people. Sanskrit, on the other hand was the language of the learned persons known only to the upper varnas the Brahmans and Kshatriyas. 

Q. 6. What are the four noble truths preached by Gautam Buddha?

Ans. Four noble truths preached by Gautam Buddha are: 

(a) The world is full of suffering. 

(b) The main cause of suffering is desire. 

(c) One must get rid of desire to end suffering 

(d) To end desire and suffering, one must follow the eight fold path.

Q. 7. Why was Jainism formed? 

Ans. Jainism was formed because of the following reasons:

(a) Jainism came about as a reaction to the ritualistic practices and rites of Brahmanism. 

(b) The sacrifices prescribed by the priest were often at the cost of the agrarian section.

(c) Also Varna System by this time had become rigid. The lower varnas especially the shudras had no opportunity to improve their social or economic status. 

Jainism and Buddhism thus were reform movements which aimed removing all these drawbacks. 

Q. 8. What were the reasons behind unpopularity of Jainism amongst the masses as Buddhism?

Ans. The reasons behind unpopularity of Jainism amongst the masses as Buddhism are:

(a) It did not condemn the varna system. 

(b) Over emphasis of non-violence.

Q. 9. What were the four sights that changed Siddhartha’s life completely? 

Ans. One day when Siddhartha (Gautam Buddha) was traveling in the city, he came across four scenes, namely, an old man, a sick man, a deadman and finally an ascetic who appeared unaffected by the pain, sorrow and misery around him.

These four sights touched him deeply and changed his life completely. 

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1. Mention in detail about the Upanishadic thinkers especially like brahmins and rajas.

Ans. (a) Most Upanishadic thinkers were men, especially brahmins and rajas. 

(b) There is mention of women thinkers, such as Gargi who was famous for her learning and participated in debates held in royal courts. 

(c) Poor people rarely took part in these discussions.

(d) Ont famous exception was Satyakama Jabala, who was named after his mother, the slave woman Jabali. He had a deep desire to learn about reality. He was accepted as a student by a brahmin teacher named Gautama and became one of the best known thinkers of the time.

Q. 2. Write in detail about Vardhmana Mahavira. How did he attain enlightenment?

Ans. The most famous thinker of the Jainas is Vardhamana Mahavira. He was a Kshatriya prince of the Lichhavis, a group that was part of the Vajji Sangha. At the age of thirty, he left home and went to live in a forest. For twelve years he led a hard and lonely life, at the end of which he attained enlightenment. 

Q. 3. How did the followers of Mahavira lead their lives? 

Ans. Followers of Mahavira, who were known as Jainas, had to lead very simple lives, begging for food. 

The followers should be:

(a) They had to be absolutely honest. 

(b) They had to observe celibacy.

(c) Men had to give up everything including their clothes.

Q. 4. Write short notes on the following: 

(a) Monasteries.

(b) Viharas.

(e) Stupas.

Ans. (a) Monasteries: Temporary shelters built by the supporters of Jain and Buddhist monks. Both Jain and Buddhist monks went from place to place throughout the year, teaching people. The only time they stayed in one place was during the rainy season. So, the supporters of Jain and Buddhist monks built temporary shelters for them in gardens or caves in hilly areas.

(b) Viharas: Permanent shelters where Buddhist and Jain monks lived. 

(c) Stupas: Stupas were semi-circular mound of earth built to preserve the sacred relics of Buddha and his disciples.

Q. 5. What were the rules that people of Sangha had to follow? 

Ans. People of Sangha had to adhere to the following rules: 

(a) All men could join the sangha. However, children had to take permission of their parents and slaves that of their masters.

(b) Those who worked for the king had to take his permission and debtors that of creditors Women had to take their husband’s permission. 

(c) Men and women who joined the sangha led a simple life.

(d) They meditated for most of the time and went to cities and villages to beg for food during fixed hours

Q. 6. What were the main teachings of Buddhism?

Ans. Main teachings of Buddhism were as follows: 

(a) Buddha preached that suffering in life is caused by desire. Suffering can be ended by overcoming desire. To overcome desire, Buddha advised his disciples to follow the middle path, that is neither to give up all worldly possessions nor to live in luxury. 

(b) He preached equality of all human being and respect for all living creatures.

(c) He rejected the caste system as well as religious rituals. 

(d) He preached ahevia i.e., non-violence.

(e) He forbade lying, killing stealing and drinking.

Q. 7. What did Mahavira said about caste system? 

Ans. Lord Mahavira’s ideas about caste system were as follows:

(a) He did not believe in caste system.

(b) According to him, a person was born into a particular caste by his good and bad deeds of his previous birth.

(c) He preached that anyone (irrespective of his/her caste) could attain liberation by performing good deeds.

Q. 8. How can one achieve moksha according to Jainism?

Ans. Moksha can be achieved by observing the following: 

(a) Karma Yoga i.e., path of doing good actions.

(b) Bhakti Yoga Le., path of deep devotion to god.

(c) Gyan Yoga i.e., path of knowing atman and brahmin through meditation or dhyan. 

HIGH ORDER THINKING SKILLS

Q.1. What was the result of teachings of Jainism?

Ans. The result of teachings of Jainism was: 

(a) It was very difficult for most men and women to follow the strict rules of Jainism. Nevertheless thousands left their homes to learn and teach this new way of life. 

(b) Many more remained behind and supported those who became monks and nuns, providing them with food. 

Q. 2. Why did the Mahavira and the Buddha choose Sangha?

Ans. The Mahavira and the Buddha felt that only those who left their homes could gain true knowledge. They arranged for them to stay together in the Sangha, an association of those who left their homes.

Q. 3. How does bhikkhus lived their lives in Sangha? 

Ans. (a) Men and women who joined the Sangha led simple lives. 

(b) They meditated for most of the time and went to cities and villages to beg for food during fixed hours. That is why they were known as bhikkhus and bhikkhunis. 

(c) They taught others and helped one another. 

(d) They also held meetings to settle any quarrels that took place within the sangha. 

Q. 4. What was the unique contribution of Buddhism? Explain.

Ans. A very unique contribution of Buddhism are the Buddhist monasteries. These were built by their supporters where they could take shelter especially during the rainy seasons. These were also called viharas. The land on which these viharas were built donated by the king, landlords or the rich merchants. Earliest monasteries were built of wood. Bricks were used in western India. It was also dug out of caves and rocks.

VALUE BASED QUESTIONS

Q. 1. How were Viharas built? Who donated the land to built?

Ans. Earliest Viharas or monasteries were made of wood and then of brick. Some were even in caves that were dug out in hills, specially in western India. The land on which the Vihars was built was donated by a rich merchant or a landowner, or the king. The local people came with gifts of food, clothing and medicines for the monks and nuns. Over the centuries, Buddhism spread to many parts of the sub-continent and beyond.

Q. 2. How did the system of ashramas allow men to spend some part of their life in meditation?

Ans. Four ashramas were recognised-brahmacharya, grihastha, vanaprastha and sanyasa Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishyas men were expected to lead simple lives and study the vedas during the early years of their life (brahmacharya).

Then they had to marry and live as householders (grihastha). Then they had to live in the forest and meditate (vanaprastha). They had to give up everything and become sanyasi. 

Q. 3. Why did both Jainism and Buddhism became popular among the people. especially among the traders and craftsmen?

Ans. Both, Jainism and Buddhism became popular among people because of the following:

(a) They were easy to practice as they had no complicated and expensive rituals and ceremonies.

(b) Both the religions were against caste system and opened their doors for shudras and women.

(c) Both religions preached in the language of the common people i.e., Pali.

Q. 4. Name the eight fold path of Lord Buddha.

Ans. The eight fold path consisted of:

(a) Right Belief. 

(b) Right Thought. 

(c) Right Speech. 

(d) Right Action. 

(e) Right Means Livelihood. 

(f) Right Effort. 

(g) Right Mindfulness. 

(h) Right Meditation.

PICTURE BASED QUESTIONS

Look at the picture and answer the questions:

(a) Whose picture is given above? 

Ans. The picture is of the Stupa of Sarnath.

(b) What was the importance of this building?

Ans. This building, known as stupa, was built to make the place famous where the Buddha first taught his message.

(e) Who gave his first message in Sarnath?

Ans. Gautama Buddha gave his first message in Sarnath.

MAP BASED QUESTIONS

On an outline Map of India mark the following places: 

(a) Lumbini. 

(b) Kaushambi.

(c) Sarnata.

(d) Pataliputra.

Ans.

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

l. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Tick (✓) the correct option: 

(a) Who was the last Tirthankara of Jains? 

(i) Gautama.

(ii) Mahavira.

(iii) Monks.

Ans. (ii) Mahavira.

(b) There are about __________number of total Upanishads. 

(i) 1000

(ii) 108

(iii) 105

Ans. (ii) 108

(c) The biggest of all Upanishads is: 

(i) Chhandogya Upanishad.

(ii) Taittirya Upanishad.

(iii) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.

Ans. (i) Chhandogya Upanishad.

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

(a) The three jewels in Jainism are also known as ___________.

Ans. Triratna.

(b) Buddhism spread to ____________.

Ans. China.

(c) Buddha preached in the ________language.

Ans. Pali.

III. WRITE TRUE OR FALSE:

(a) Many poor people could afford the fees demanded by the priests. 

Ans. False.

(b) Buddha gave his first serman at Bodh Gaya.

Ans. False.

(c) Brahma is regarded as the creator of universe.

Ans. True.