NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Social Science Chapter 7 In the Earliest Cities

Copper – Rajasthan

Gold – Karnataka

Tin – Afghanistan

Precious stones – Gujarat

1. The life of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was different from that of the farmers and herders we read about in Chapter 2.

2. The Harappan farmers and herders supplied their surplus grains and raw materials to craftspersons, scribes and rulers in the cities. The farmers and herders mentioned in Chapter 2 kept their produce for their own consumption.

3. The farmers and herders of Harappa used a wooden plough to till their lands and other tools made of copper and bronze for agriculture.

(i) List of terracotta toys shown in the lesson are:
• Animal figures
• Wheeled cart
• Toy plough

 (ii) Children would have enjoyed playing with all these terracotta toys as each child would have his/her preferences.

Things and its importance for the Harappans:

• Metals - For making tools, weapons, ornaments and vessels
• Writing - For maintaining trade records and recording ceremonial activities  
• Wheel - Used in carts, means of transport and for pottery making by potters
• Plough - For digging the earth to turn the soil and plant seeds

1. Various archaeological excavations have confirmed that Harappan people used clothes.

2. They have found actual pieces of cloth attached to the lid of a silver vase and some copper objects at Mohenjodaro.

3. They have also found spindle whorls, made of terracotta and faience; these were used to spin thread.