Ncert Solutions For Class 6 History Chapter 12 Buildings, Paintings and Books

1. Match the following:

Answer

Stupa - Mound
Shikhara - Tower
Mandapa - Place in temple where people could assemble
Garbhagriha - Place where the image of the deity is installed
Pradakshina - Patha Circular path around the stupa

2. Fill in the blanks:
(a) _______________ was a great astronomer. -  Aryabhatta
(b) Stories about gods and goddesses are found in the _____________. -  epics
(c) ____________is recognised as the author of the Sanskrit Ramayana. -  Valmiki
(d) ____________and _____________are two Tamil epics. -  Silappadikaram and Manimekalai

3. Make a list of the chapters in which you find mention of metal working. What are the metals objects mentioned or shown in those chapters?

Answer
The list of the chapters is:
-  In the earliest cities: Copper used to make tools, gold and silver to make ornaments.
-  What Books and Burials Tell us: Iron tools and weapons, ornaments of gold.
-  Kingdoms, Kings and Early Republic: Iron or mines.
-  Vital villages and Thriving Towns: Iron tools.
-  Traders, Kings and Pilgrims: Gold as a gift.
-  Buildings, Paintings and Books: Iron pillar, gold jewellery.

4. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 6 and 11?

Answer

Similarities
-  The monkey king as well as the kings felt the pulse of the public.
-  The monkey king as well as others kings worked for the welfare of the people.

Dissimilarities
-  The monkey king and his followers survived on the mango, while the other kings’ followers required proper food.
-  The monkey king did not try to capture the other kings' property, while the other kings did capture try to kill the monkey and their king for just a fruit.