Study Of Ancient History−Sources
Answer the following Questions:
Q 1.What is difference between Pre-history period and History period?
Ans. Pre-history: The Period for which we have not written records is called Pre-history.
History: The Period for which we have written records is known as history
Q 2. Name the works which are included in the Vedic Literature.
Ans. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Q 3. How do the inscriptions help us to know about history?
Ans. Inscriptions record important events of the time when they were written. That are rich source of information of past.
Q 4. What is meant by the archaeological sources of history?
Ans. The archaeological sources include old buildings, pottery, things of everyday use, coins and inscriptions. These are found in digging.
Q 5. Write a short note on literary sources of history.
Ans. The literary sources are the books like the Vedas, Upanishads, the Epics, the Puranas etc. There are dramas and Science books. The Buddhists and Jains also wrote many books.
Q 6. What information do we get by studying monuments?
Ans. Monuments are pillars, forts and palaces built hundreds of years ago. A study of monuments provides valuable historical information for the period they were built
Fill in the Blanks:
1. History is the study of past.
2. History is the study for better future.
3. Arthasastra named book was written by Kautilya.
4. Books, literary sources, ancient ruins and things are called historical sources.
Match the columns:
Ans. 1. Aryabhata - scientist
2. Ramayama - Epic
3. Samaveda - Veda
4. Arthasastra - Kautilya
Write ‘true’ or ‘false’ in the brackets given after each statement:
1. Manusmriti is a work on Dharmasastra. True
2. Aranyakas are not part of the Vedic literature. False
3. Coins are not a source of history. False
4. Ashoka got his message engraved on stone pillars. True
Q 1: When did Burzahom culture begin?
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Q2: When did the Neolithic Revolution start?
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Q 3: Define the term “Dwelling Pits”.
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Q 4: Where is Mehrgarh located?
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Q 5: Who coined the term Neolithic and when?
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Q 6: What is shifting cultivation?
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Q 7: What is Chalcolithic Age? How long did it last?
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Q 8: What are celts?
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Q 9: Write any four uses of wheel.
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Q 10: What do you understand by the term “ Matriarchal”
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Q 11: What was pottery used for?
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Q 12: Name one place where dwelling pits were found?
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Q 13: Name the first metal to be discovered.
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Q 14: What did the Neolithic people worship?
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Q 15: Name the first plants to be grown.
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