Telangana SCERT 6th class social studies 19th lesson (Language, Script, And Scriptures) question answers according to your textbook syllabus.
TEXTBOOK KEYWORDS
1. Epic
Epics are deeds of heroic and legendary figures. They describe conflicts between good and evil, ‘dharma’ and ‘dharma’. Every country has its own epics and in India, we have two important epics – the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
2. Inscription
The earliest writings of a long text that has survived till date is Ashoka’s inscriptions which were engraved on rocks or stone pillars.
3. Ayurveda
In ayurveda usually prepared the medicines by using natural herbs and other things.
4. Sangam Literature
Sangam literature is a collection of poems composed by a large number of poets and poetesses. They wrote about heroes who bravely fought wars to defend their tribes.
5. Decimal system
System of writing numbers by using zero or point (.)
IMPROVE YOUR LEARNING QUESTION ANSWERS
Q1. What is the importance of language?
Language is the medium for human beings to communicate with each other.
following are the uses of language,
1 To think, learn and communicate.
2 To schedule our work
3 To play, frame poems, sentences, words.
4 To make others laugh with jokes.
5 To know the world and imagine the conditions around us.
6 To imagine stories, to investigate a case and so on.
Q2. How can you say that Aryabhatta was the father of astronomy?
Our ancestors keenly observed the sun, moon, planets and stars. They noticed that some of them are changing every minute, some for days, months and years. they found that the Sun rises and sets every day and provides heat, the moon increases daily and disappears by the end of the month, planets change their positions very slowly and stars shine but do not move. they felt that there were many secrets behind these bodies. Aryabhatta wrote in his book ‘Aryabhattiyam’ that, the sun does not revolve around the earth but the earth rotates itself and causes day and night. the people did not believe and disagreed with him. Later, they realised and he was called as ‘Father of Astronomy’.
Q3. Differentiate between Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita?
| Charaka Samhita | Sushruta Sahimta |
| It is a book regarding Ayurveda | It is a book regarding Surgical operation and treatment |
| It explains the human body, various diseases and their symptoms, the importance of herbal diet, hygiene, treatments, etc. | It explains human body, various diseases and their symptoms, the importance of herbal diet, hygiene, treatments, etc. |
Q4. Mention a few inventions in Mathematics?
Earlier, Romans followed the number system I, II, III IV, V, VI,…..IX, X…C… In this number system, there was no zero. so, addition becomes difficult. Later, Aryabhatta introduced the current decimal system and place value system.
Q5. How did the work done in various fields by the ancient Indian scientists inspire the present time scientists?
Ancient Indian scientists discovered many things which led to the foundation of a large number of new streamers and solved many problems. They inspired the present time scientists with their research, determination and hard work.
Medicine:
1 Earlier, people used leaves and herbs to treat the people injured in wars. They researched a lot to treat severe diseases.
2 This led to the foundation of Ayurveda and Modern medicine. Using ancient knowledge, the present time scientists developed new medicines and are able to cure all types of diseases.
Astronomy and Mathematics:
Aryabhatta made inventions and discoveries in Astronomy and Mathematics. The efforts of many mathematicians led to the discovery of solutions to many problems. Even today, people refer to ancient books to understand many concepts.
Q6. Locate the following in the map of India?
a) Bihar b) Tamilnadu c) Uttar Pradesh d) Maharastra e) West Bengal
Q7. Read the para under the title, “The Great Epics”, on page 146 and comment on it?
Epics are about the actions and adventures of legendary people. It explains the difference between good and bad, dharma and adharma. in India, there are two epics namely, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. the Ramayana is all about the combat between Lord Rama and Ravana. It depicts Lord Rama as an Ideal brother, son, husband and ruler and Sita as an Ideal wife. The Ramayana is the first Kavya in Sanskrit literature written by Valmiki. Before the literature, it was narrated orally.
The Mahabharata is all about combat between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. At last, the Pandavas won the war with the help of Lord Sri Krishna. It describes how they solved the challenges and also provides moral values. It was written by Vyasa Maharshi. Before is was orally preached by the storytellers. It was one of the world’s largest poems which inturn consists of hundreds of small poems. Historians assume that these epics took their final form only about 1600 years ago.