The City SchoolDarakhshan Campus

Junior ‘B’ SectionClass VI

History Reinforcement Worksheet

Chapters:1. How did ancient Greece influence our world? 2. The magnificent empire of the Mauryans. 3. East meets West – The Roman Empire & Gandhara. 4. India’s Classical Age – The Guptas. 5. The Rise and fall of Empires.

Section “A” Objectives

Q1) Circle the correct answer.

a) Shah Jahan’s father was _____________.

(i) Akbar (ii) Jahangir (iii) Humayun.

b) The Colosseum was a _______________.

(i) School (ii) Shopping mall (iii) Theatre.

c) The name of Chandra Gupta I’s wife was ____________.

(i) Meena Kumari (ii) Kumara Devi (iii) Noor Bano.

d) The consuls wore special togas which had _____________

(i) blue ribbon (ii) orange buttons (iii) purple stripes.

e) The senate consisted of __________

(i)two men (ii) hundred men (iii) three women.

f) Asoka built _________ stupas around his empire

(i) 10000 (ii) 35000 (iii) 84000

g) The name of Alexander’s horse was _________.

(i)Macedonia (ii) Alexandria (iii) Bucephalus

h) King ___________ broke up the Kushan Empire.

(i) Shah Jahan (ii) Kanishka (iii) Shahpur.

i) Aristotle’s father was a _________.

(i) teacher (ii) lawyer (iii)doctor.

j) One of Kalidasa’s poem is __________.

(i) Summer (ii) Snow (iii) Autumn.

Q 2.a) Arrange the following events related to Alexander’s life in chronological order.

Alexander became the commander of his father’s cavalry, Alexander defeated Persian

ruler Darius III , His father gave him a brown horse , Alexander’s empire was divided, Alexander arrived in Babylon and died there , Alexander’s men refuse to obey him.

Q2.b) Match the following.

a Zeus god of sea.

b Mars goddess of courage, victory and craft.

C Athene Household god of the doorway.

D Poseidon god of war

Establishing and keeping power

Q3.a) Complete the following mind map.

Q3.b)

of Guptas.Q4)

Q5.a) Complete the following flowchart of the Gupta rulers.

Q5.b) With which chapter is this picture connected? Write three sentences describing the picture.

Gupta Rulers

Chandra Gupta I

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Section “B” Subjective

Q1) Write short answers for the following questions.

(a) What were colonies?

(b) Whish rulers did the Guptas tried to copy?

(c) What were two events in the Olympic Games?

(d) Who was Kumara Devi?

(e) What were Frescoes?

Q2) What do you understand by the following terms?

(a) Hellene

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(b) Phalanx

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(c) Democracy

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(d) Infantry

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(e) Cavalry

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Q3) Answer the following questions.

(a) What actions made Nandas (a) Powerful and (b) Unpopular?

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(b) Write any 2 reasons why the army of Julius Caesar was considered as the best in the world.

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(c) State any two reasons for the decline of civilizations?

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(d) What was Lyceum? What activities were carried out there throughout the day?

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(e) State any 2 unusual customs prevailing in Taxila.

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(f) How did rulers defend their empire? Write down any two ways.

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