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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.
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