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CBSENCERT.Class6.SocialScience.HistoryOurPastsINCERT-2023

History — early humans to early empires (Our Pasts I)

NCERT (CBSE)·cbseSocialScience·Grade 6·Bloom: Understand·Last verified: May 20, 2026

Trace human history from the earliest people (hunting-gathering) to the first farmers, early cities of the Harappan civilization, early kingdoms and republics, and the spread of new ideas, trade and empires in early India.

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Identify Major Indus Valley Cities
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Vedic Literature and Society
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Describe Urban Planning Features
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Explain Vedic Society Structure
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Major Archaeological Sites
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Historical Influences On Diversity
diversity · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
List Indus Valley Trade Practices
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Tools And Technologies Used
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Explain The Significance Of The Great Bath
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Vedic Texts
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Describe Vedic Education
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Early Human Species
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Summarize Key Historical Events
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Explain The Role Of Agriculture
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Explain Social Structure
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Hunter-Gatherer Lifestyle
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Archaeological Sites
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze Indus Valley Writing System
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Understand Early Human Diets
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Compare Hunter-Gatherer And Agricultural Lifestyles
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Compare With Contemporary Civilizations
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Understand The Concept Of Nomadism
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Cave Art Significance
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Evaluate Reasons For Decline
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze Early Human Social Structures
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Discuss Migration Patterns Of Early Humans
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Compare Vedic And Later Texts
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Formation of Kingdoms
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze Vedic Economy
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Discuss Religious Beliefs And Practices
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Transition to Agriculture
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Discuss Art And Craft Of The Civilization
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze Historical Events In India
india · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Recognize Important Indian Monuments
india · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze Indian Art And Architecture
india · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Urban Planning in Indus Valley
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Discuss Agricultural Practices
indusValleyCivilisation · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Describe Early Human Habitats
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze The Impact Of Climate On Early Humans
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Explain The Role Of Fire
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Discuss Vedic Rituals
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Interpret Vedic Poetry
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Explain Tools Used By Early Humans
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Discuss Early Human Communication Methods
earlyHumans · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Identify Vedic Deities
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6
Analyze Vedic Beliefs
vedaAndEarlyIndia · cbseSocialScience · Grade 6

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