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NCERT · Class 6 · Social Science

Chapter 3: In the Earliest Cities

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3 questions
Q4Written answer

Make a list of all the terracotta toys shown in the lesson. Which do you think children would have enjoyed playing with the most?

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  1. Toy Plough
  2. Toy Cart
  3. Many Terracota toys in the shape of different animals
Q5Written answer

Make a list of what the Harappans ate and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.

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We can find a list of 9 different items.

  1. Peas
  2. Barley
  3. Rice
  4. Wheat
  5. Fruits
  6. Mustard
  7. Linseed
  8. Sesame
  9. Pulses
Q6Written answer

Do you think that the life of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was different from that of the farmers and herders you read about in Chapter 2? Give reasons for your answer.

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Irrigation – Earlier farmers and herders did not have access to irrigation facilities, unlike their later counterparts.

Storage – Earlier farmers used clay pots and baskets for storage purposes, whereas later-stage farmers had well-built granaries.

Tools – Earlier farmers did not have wooden tools like ploughs that could be used for tilling the land.