Class 6 Social Science Fill in the Blanks History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Class 6 Social Science Chapter 4 Fill in the Blanks for “Timeline and Sources of History” (based on NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond ).
Fill in the Blanks with Answers for Practice – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Class 6 Social Science – Exploring Society: India and Beyond
Theme B: Tapestry of the Past
History Chapter 4: Timeline and Sources of History
This includes Fill in the Blanks normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.
SET – 1 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
timeline, fossils, historians, past, archaeologists, CE, century
- History is the study of the human __________.
Answer: past - A __________ helps us understand the sequence of historical events.
Answer: timeline - __________ are impressions of plants or animals preserved in rocks.
Answer: fossils - Years after the birth of Jesus are marked as __________.
Answer: CE - A period of 100 years is called a __________.
Answer: century - __________ study and write about the past.
Answer: historians - __________ dig up remains to study ancient life.
Answer: archaeologists
SET – 2 Fill in the Blanks – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
BCE, museum, geologists, era, calendar, palaeontologists, past societies
- Years before the birth of Jesus are written as __________.
Answer: BCE - A __________ preserves objects like coins and statues from the past.
Answer: museum - __________ study the physical features of the Earth.
Answer: geologists - A distinct period of time is called an __________.
Answer: era - The Gregorian __________ is used worldwide today.
Answer: calendar - __________ study fossils of plants, animals and humans.
Answer: palaeontologists - Anthropologists study __________ and cultures.
Answer: past societies
SET – 3 Fill in the Blanks – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
sources, inscriptions, epigraphists, evidence, texts, objects, archaeology
- __________ of history help us learn about past events.
Answer: sources - Written records carved on stone or metal are called __________.
Answer: inscriptions - __________ study ancient inscriptions.
Answer: epigraphists - Coins, tools and pottery are examples of historical __________.
Answer: objects - Archaeology provides material __________ of the past.
Answer: evidence - Books and manuscripts are written __________ of history.
Answer: texts - __________ is the study of the past through excavations.
Answer: archaeology
SET – 4 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
Common Era, AD, no year zero, subtract one, calculation, BCE, timeline
- AD is now commonly called __________.
Answer: Common Era - Years before Jesus’ birth were earlier marked as __________.
Answer: BCE - The Gregorian calendar has __________.
Answer: no year zero - To calculate years between BCE and CE, we must __________.
Answer: subtract one - This method helps in correct __________ of time.
Answer: calculation - A __________ visually shows dates and events.
Answer: timeline - 1947 AD can also be written as 1947 __________.
Answer: CE
SET – 5 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
millennium, decade, century, 1000 years, 10 years, 100 years, periods
- A __________ is a period of ten years.
Answer: decade - A __________ is made up of 100 years.
Answer: century - A __________ consists of 1000 years.
Answer: millennium - Historians divide time into different __________.
Answer: periods - One millennium equals __________.
Answer: 1000 years - One century equals __________.
Answer: 100 years - One decade equals __________.
Answer: 10 years
SET – 6 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
Homo sapiens, hunters, gatherers, fire, tools, caves, groups
- Modern humans are known as __________.
Answer: Homo sapiens - Early humans lived in __________ for safety.
Answer: caves - They lived in small __________ to help each other.
Answer: groups - Early humans were mainly __________ and gatherers.
Answer: hunters - They collected fruits and roots as __________.
Answer: gatherers - Discovery of __________ helped humans survive better.
Answer: fire - Stone __________ made daily life easier.
Answer: tools
SET – 7 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
rock paintings, beliefs, afterlife, ornaments, shells, communication, caves
- Early humans expressed ideas through __________.
Answer: rock paintings - These paintings were found in __________.
Answer: caves - Early humans had __________ about nature.
Answer: beliefs - Some early humans believed in an __________.
Answer: afterlife - They made simple __________ for decoration.
Answer: ornaments - Beads were made using stones and __________.
Answer: shells - Rock paintings were a form of __________.
Answer: communication
SET – 8 Fill in the Blanks – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
Ice Age, agriculture, rivers, fertile, domesticated, animals, climate
- The __________ ended about 12,000 years ago.
Answer: Ice Age - Change in __________ improved human living conditions.
Answer: climate - Humans began practising __________ after settling down.
Answer: agriculture - Early farmers lived near __________.
Answer: rivers - River valleys had __________ soil.
Answer: fertile - Humans __________ animals for use.
Answer: domesticated - Cattle and goats were early __________.
Answer: animals
SET – 9 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
villages, exchange, chieftains, welfare, pottery, metal, towns
- Small settlements are called __________.
Answer: villages - Communities exchanged goods through __________.
Answer: exchange - Leaders of early societies were called __________.
Answer: chieftains - Chieftains looked after the community’s __________.
Answer: welfare - __________ helped store food and water.
Answer: pottery - Use of __________ improved tools and ornaments.
Answer: metal - Some villages later grew into __________.
Answer: towns
SET – 10 – History Chapter 4 – Timeline and Sources of History
Answer Options:
newspapers, internet, recent history, scientists, genetics, chemicals, media
- __________ are important sources for studying recent history.
Answer: newspapers - Electronic __________ also help historians today.
Answer: media - Television and __________ provide modern information.
Answer: internet - Scientific studies support historians with new data from __________.
Answer: scientists - Study of inherited features is called __________.
Answer: genetics - Chemical studies examine __________ found during excavation.
Answer: chemicals - Electronic sources are most useful for __________.
Answer: recent history