4. Contents:
Words Meanings
Fill in the blanks
Underline true statements
Match the column
Three Questions Answers
Draw Timeline page 2 and 3 (homework)
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5. Words Meanings
1. Civilization society and culture of
particular area.
2. Empire Kingdom
3. Constitute be a part of whole
4. Terrain landscape, territory
5. Ancient belonging to past
6. Prosperious bringing wealth and success
7. Ethnicity social behaviour
8. Era time period
6. 15 Aug 21
a) A Subcontinent is a distinctive mass of land that makes up
a large part of a continent.
b) The Indian subcontinent is a region with abundant resources.
c) The subcontinent was always able to support large
population.
d) China is located in the North East of the subcontinent.
e) An environment in which different people, cultures, and
lifestyles are mixed together, is called a melting pot
7. 17 Aug 21
a) Arabian Sea is in the south-west of the subcontinent.
b) The subcontinent was always a poor region with no
natural resources.
c) One of the reasons for studying the ancient history of the
subcontinent is to know how we link to the past and how
it has affected the modern world.
d) ce stands for Common East.
8. 16 Aug 21
Q1. Which modern countries make up the subcontinent ?
Ans: Subcontinent comprises Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
Q2. Why was the subcontinent a suitable place for settlement?
Ans: Geographically, Subcontinent has its own importance.
Favorable climate, fertile land, natural resources are the main
reasons for settlement.
Q. Why do we study the people of subcontinent from ancient
times to present?
Ans: It is very important to study history of subcontinent so that
we can:
a. Understand how people, countries and system have evolved.
b. Find out how culture and traditions are developed.
c. Plan our future by learning from history.
9. Column A Column B
CE stands for Common Era
BCE stands for before Common Era
BC stands for Before Christ
West of Pakistan Iran
South west of Pakistan Arabian Sea
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13. Words Meanings
Short Questions Answers
True and false
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Match the column
MCQs
Identify the pictures
Long Questions Answers
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14. 18 Aug 21
Words Meaning
Archaeologist a person who studies human history
Flourishing growing and developing strongly
Deciphered Unusual language
Klin fired brick Red color cooked bricks
Downtrodden treated badly by people in power
Chariots horse cart
Artifact historical object made by human.
Descended tp have origin or source
Tributaries a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
15. 19 Aug 21
Q1:What was the first known settlement of the Indus Valley
Civilization?
Ans:Mehergarh.
Q2:Why do we believe that the people of the Indus did not
fight any wars?
Ans:No weapons and drawing have been found in artifact
Q3:What two Questions about this civilization remained
unanswered to date?
Ans:1. what the writing means and 2. how civilization ended?
Q4:What did Aryans learn from local people?
Ans:Aryan learnt Farming.
16. 1. The Aryans came from the Ural Mountains. True
2. They were basically traders who came to buy and sell
goods. False
3. The Aryans introduced chariots and the use of bow and
arrow to this region. True
4. The language of the Aryans was Urdu. False
5. The Aryans did not encourage religion. False
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17. 20 Aug 21
a) The people of Harappa were hindu.
b) Much of the present day culture in India and Hinduism can
be traced back to the Aryans.
c) The Aryans came down to the Indus Valley region through
the Hindukush Mountains.
d) The Ural Mountains are located near modern Western
Russia.
e) The People of the Indus earned through trade and
farming .
18. 20 Aug 21
Column A Column B
Earliest people in Indus valley Dravidians
Harapans were good bricks makers
Metals were introduced by Aryans
Religious literature of Aryans Vedas
Shurdas were Lower caste
Brahmin were Highest caste
19. 21 Aug 21
a) Anything that gives people reason to believe something
(evidence, trust, faith)
b) Income from taxes (gift, revenue, budget)
c) Worked out the meaning of something written in code
or unusual language (help, struggle, decipher)
d) To grow or develop strongly (permit, flourish, perish)
e) Bring back to life (revive, invite, refuse)
20. 21 Aug 21
•The sculpture of the King priest from
Mohen jo Daro
•Bronze statue referred as Dancing Girl
•Writing on the seal which has not
been understood
21. 22 Aug 21
Q1. How did the Aryans structure society?
Ans: Aryan society was divided into social classes. ... This caste
system became more complex, dividing Indian society into groups
based on rank, wealth or occupation. Castes were family based.
The four broad ranks of the caste system in the Indo-Aryan culture,
which included
1. Brahmins were priests and scholars
2. Kshatriyas were kings, governors and warriors.
3. Vaishyas were cattle herders, agriculturists, artisans, and
merchants
4. Shudras were laborers and service providers.
22. Q2. What do you know about earliest people in the Indus
Valley?
Ans: The earliest people in the Indus valley are known as
Dravidians. They move and spread to the southern part India
and Sri Lanka. They spoke Dravidian languages. They were
very civilized. They were no evidence of weapons found and
drawing of battles so we consider that they were peaceful.
They traded along the Indus. Taxes were a part of their
revenue system. The written language is still deciphered and
no one knows how this civilization ended. Some historians
suggest that Aryans killed them and some historians suggest
that they move from somewhere else.
25. Contents
Words Meanings
Fill in the blanks
MCQs
True and false
Match the column
Questions Answers
Label the eight fold path
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26. 24 Aug 21
Words Meanings
Astrologer A person who predict future
Circumstances Situations
Encounter Experience, come across
Mediating Thinking deeply
Contentment State of happiness
Enlightened Spiritually aware
27. 24 Aug 21
a) Buddha was born in 565 BCE.
b) King Suddhodhana and Queen Maya
were Buddha’s parents.
c) Siddharth was the prince of Nepal .
d) Siddharth realized that humans suffered
because of their greed .
e) Buddha died in 483 BCE.
28. 25 Aug 21
a) Samsara means
i. Death ii. Rebirth iii. Popularity
b) Good actions that support universal law are called
i. Nirvana ii. Dharma iii. Moksha
c) The word Buddha means
i. The enlightened one ii. The great one iii. The
peaceful one
d) One of the reasons for the popularity of Buddhism
was
i. Unpopularity of Buddha ii. Popularity of Hinduism iii.
Unpopularity of the caste system
29. 25 Aug 21
1. After 29 years Sidharth came out of palace first time.
True
2. Prince Sidharth known as Gautam Buddha. True
3. Getting rid of desires is the way to prevent caste
system. False
4. Buddha’s and Muslim’s concept about life after death
are same. False
5. Buddha was against the caste System. True
30. Column A Column B
Real name of Buddha Suddhodhana
Maya was Queen
Sidharth is a prince of Nepal
Samara means rebirth
Buddha means enlightened
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31. 25 Aug 21
Q1: Define the terms: Karma, Dharma, Nirvana?
Ans: Karma: karma means all those action of a person which
effect his fate in this life and the next.
Dharma: Dharma means the eternal law which the universe
follows, good actions which support the universal law are also
known as dharma.
Nirvana: nirvana means a state of perfect happiness where
there is no suffering or desire.
Q2. How did Buddhism change people’s lives?
Ans: Rejecting the caste system and it preached total equality.
This brought the biggest change in people’s live. Every people
got their self-respect and dignity.
32. Q. Who was Buddha and what did he teach?
Ans: The real name of Buddha is Sirdhath. He was a prince of Nepal.
He left his kingdom for the search of inner peace. He introduced the
new religion as Buddhism. His teachings are:
•Every human beings are equal, we are not divided or born into
caste.
•He guided people to achieve peace and happiness within
themselves
•He taught people that who perform good actions could reach the
higher level of inner peace.
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33. Q4.: What were the two questions Buddha searching for? What
did he find?
Ans: He wanted to know why humankind suffer and how this
suffering could relieved. He finally found the answers to his
questions that human beings suffered due to their greed. The only
way they could reduce this suffering was by getting rid of desires.
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37. Contents
•Words meanings
•Short Question Answers
•Fill in the blanks
•True and false
•Match the column
•MCQs
•Label the Map
•Long Question Answer
•Timeline
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38. Words Meanings
Stretched Expanded
Prominent Famous
Satrapies Ruler
Reforms Improve
Conquered taken control by military
Melting pot of culture a place where a variety
of peoples and cultures
Invasion conquering
Magnificent extremely beautiful
Persepolis old Persian city
39. 28 Aug 21
Q1: Where was the Persian Empire?
Ans: The Persian Empire stretched from Mediterranean sea to parts
of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Q2: Who was the founder of Achaemenid Dynasty?
Ans: Cyrus the Great was the founder of Achaemenid Dynasty.
Q: Who was Darius?
Ans: Darius was also known as Darius the Great, he was the third
Persian King of the Achaemenid Empire
Q4: How Darius divided the Empire into provinces?
Ans: Darisu divided the empire into some 20 provinces called
satrapies, Every satrapy had their own governor.
Q5: Who invaded the Persian Empire?
Ans: Alexander the Great, was a king of the Greek kingdom of
Macedon. He invaded the Persian empire.
40. 29 Aug 21
a)The Persian Empire stretched from the
Mediterranean Sea in the west to parts of Pakistan as
far east as the region
b) Darius established a university at Texila
c) The area around Peshawar, Afghanistan, and north-
west Pakistan was called Gandhara .
d) Darius built a magnificent palace in Persipolis , his
capital city.
e)Sub continent became a melting pot for different
ideas from many civilizations
41. 29 Aug 21
1. Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia was founded in
eight century BCE. FALSE
2. Daruis was a strict and fair ruler . TRUE
3. Daruis force people to follow his own religion.
FALSE
4. The old name of Peshawar is Purushapura. TRUE
5. Persian influences can still be found in Sindh and
Panjab. FALSE
42. 29 Aug 21
Column A Column B
Darius the Great the city of men
Purushapura means 521-486 BCE
Gandhara includes Sixth century BCE
Cyrus the Great Afghanistan and Peshawar
Alexander belonged Greek
43. 29 Aug 21
1. The Achaemenids were .
(Assyrians ,Persians ,Turkish)
2. Zoroaster was a Iranian ______.
(king ,magus, prophet)
Persian rule started to ____ after a series of wars with
the Greeks.
(decline ,strengthen ,flourish)
4. Alexander burnt down _____ .
(Persia, Persians, Persepolis)
5. The most popular religion of the early Persians was
(Buddhism ,Zoroastrianism , Jainism)
45. 30 Aug 21
Q1. How Did Darius rule the Empire?
Ans: In history , Durius is known to be a ruler who was strick but fair.
He divided his empire into provinces called satrapies so that he
could run a fairs efficiently. He introduced many reforms, which led to
the strengthening and popularity of the empire. Constructing the
Royal road was one of his great achievement. This road started from
a pace in Turkey and finally joined the famous Silk Route in northern
Pakistan. He was a deeply religious man. He allow the people of the
places he conquered to worship as they wish and never force them
to follow any religion other than their own.
49. 1st Sep 21
•Words meanings
•Short Questions Answers
•Fill in the blanks
•True and false
•MCQs
•Match the column
•Long Questions Answers
•Map of Alexander Kingdom
50. 2nd sep 21
Words Meanings
•Territory domain
•Succumbed gave way to something over
powering
•Opponent a person who disagree
•Formidable powerful
•Verge starting point
•Fatigue tired
•Revolt rebel
•Phalanx military army
51. 2nd Aug 21
Q1. Who was Alexander?
Ans: Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of
Macedonia. He established the largest empire the ancient world had ever
seen.
Q2. What was the dream of Alexander?
Ans: Alexander inherited his father’s kingdom as well as his dream to
conquer the world. He wanted to be known “the king of the world”.
Q3. What was the tactic use by the Alexander’s Army to defeat
enemies?
Ans: The phalanx used the tactic that was orderly formation in which
soldiers stand close together; Alexander use this formation to defeat any
opponents defense.
52. 2nd sep 21
Q4. Who was King Porus?
Ans: He was the ancient Indian King. He ruled over Paurava people who
lived by the Jehlum and Panjab rivers.
Q5. What was happened to the empire after the death of Alexander.
Ans: After the death of Alexander, he did not have an adult son to inherit
his kingdom so his empire was divided between three of his generals.
53. 3rd Sep 21
1. Mecedonia was the small kingdom in the north of
Greece.
2. Alexander’s conquests extended from Greece and
Egypt in the west to the Persian Empire
3. Alexander was an excellent commander and warrior .
4. After the death of Alexander the Indus valley region
came under the rule of Greek General Seleucus
5. Alexander established strong links between the East
and the West
54. 1. Alexandria Bucephalus is a city Alexander founded in
the memory of his father. False
2. King Porus ruled the Hellenic people in Greece. False
3. Aristotle had trained Alexander in military warfare and
his father King Philip had educated him. False
4. After Alexander’s death, his kingdom was divided
among his three generals. True
5. Alexander conquered the Persians. True
55. 4 sep 21
1. Father of Alexander Philip was died by (killing, illness)
2. Persians ruled a large territory to the ____( South, East)
3. Alexander was only __ when he became commander. (18, 25)
4. Alexander spread __ ideas and culture. (Greek, Persian)
5. The dream of Alexander was ___ (Fulfilled, Unfulfilled)
6. Alexander was tutored by ( Aristotle, King Philip)
7. King Porus had formidable army of __( Horses, Elephants)
56. Column A Column B
Hellenizing means Spreading ancient Greek Culture
Bucephalus was horse of Alexander.
Alexander died at the age of 32
Alexander became a king at the age of 20
Greek General Sleucus ruled Indus valley
King Porus ruled Paurava people
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58. 5 Sep 21
Q1. How did Alexander the Great defeat the King Porus?
Ans: Alexander defeated the King Porus with a clever attack.The
armies had taken up their positions at the opposite ends of the
river. Alexander made his soldiers cross the river from two places
during the thunderstorm at night and attacked the both wings
of Porus army instead of meeting them from the front. Porus
own elephants stamp their own men due to this panic attack.
King Porus was defeated after a heroic fight. After theVictory,
Alexander asked the King Porus that “how he wished to be
treated, Porus replied "Treat me as a king would treat another
king".This attitude impressedAlexander, Alexander indeed
treated him like a king allowed King Porus to continue to govern
his territory.