Page 1 - Competency Based Worksheet
P. 1
SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SESSION 2025-26
CLASS VI HISTORY
CH 7 – INDIA’S CULTURAL ROOTS
COMPETENCTY BASED WORKSHEET
Sl.no Questions
1 The Vedas contain thousands of hymns, meaning ____
a) Prayers as poems or songs b) Simple desires
c) Process of elaborate rituals d) Songs about spiritual journey
2 The hymns of the Vedas were composed in ___ language.
a) Early Sanskrit b) Sanskrit
c) Hindi d) Latin
3 The early rishis and rishikas saw those gods and goddesses as one, not
separate beings. Write the Sanskrit hymn which expresses this thought in
the Rig Veda.
4 What is a “jana”? Name two janas which the Rig Veda mentions.
5 Write what you understand by the following words in context to Vedic
society:
a) Raja b) Sabha
6 What are the new thoughts introduced by Upanishads and the Vedantas?
7 Who was Siddhartha Gautama? Where was he born? What are some of
his teachings as Buddha?
8 What are Anekantavaad and Aparigraha? Who preached about these
concepts?
9 What are some of the common concepts shared by Vedic traditions,
Buddhism and Jainism?
10 Give examples of how Hinduism and tribal traditions interacted with
each other.