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Gujarat Board · Class 6 · Social Science
What Let's Know the History covers in Gujarat Board Class 6 Social Science: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 6 Social Science · 2026-27
Topics in Let's Know the History
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What is History and Why Do We Study It?
- Social Science gives us information about the social world of human beings — including Geography, Economics, Social conditions, Political activities and organizations.
- History gives us information about the PAST of human society.
- Other social science subjects tell us about the present, while History connects the past with the present.
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Tools and Resources to Know History
- There are five major tools or sources to know history: Tadpatra (Palm Leaves), Bhojpatra (Birch Bark), Inscriptions (Stone and Metal), Copper Plates (Tamrapatra), and Coins.
- TADPATRA: Manuscripts written on leaves of palm trees. They contain texts in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil. Poems, dramas, stories, and epics were also written on Tadpatra.
- BHOJPATRA: Manuscripts written on the thin inner bark of the birch tree found in the Himalayas. These are preserved in temples and monasteries.
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Archaeologists, Historians, and Travellers
- Archaeologists are scholars who study the past by excavating (digging) ancient places.
- During excavations, archaeologists find houses, coins, bricks, stones, tools, food samples, and bones of humans and animals.
- They study these objects to understand the culture and life of people of that time.
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Name of Our Country — India and Bharat
- Our country has two names: INDIA and BHARAT.
- The word 'INDIA' is derived from the word 'Indus'. In Sanskrit, the Indus river is called 'Sindhu'.
- People of ancient Iran called the Indus river 'Hindos'. People of ancient Greece called it 'Indus'.
Key Concepts
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Key topics in Let's Know the History include What is History and Why Do We Study It?, Tools and Resources to Know History, Archaeologists, Historians, and Travellers, Name of Our Country — India and Bharat. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 6 exams.
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