NCERT Solutions for Class 6th: Ch 12 Buildings, paintings and Books Our Pasts 1
Page No: 132
Let's Recall
1. Match the following:
| Stupa | Place where the image of the deity is installed |
| Shikhara | Mound |
| Mandapa | Circular path around the stupa |
| Garbhagriha | Place in temple where people could assemble |
| Pradakshina Patha | Tower |
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
► 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
Let's Discuss
Answer
• 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.
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.