CHAPTER 8
STUDYING OF
THE PAST
Q.INSIDE
QUESTIONS-
:1.What is
history?
ANS.History
is the study of change over time and progress from the past to the present
world.
2.How many parts
of history?
ANS.There
are two types of history-
(i)History
(ii)Pre history
3.What are
coins?
ANS.Coins
were made up of different materials like lead, copper, bronze, iron, silver,
gold and even leather.
4.How many
types of Literary Sources?
ANS.There
are four types of literary sources are-
(i)Religious Literature
(ii)Non-Religious Literature
(iii)The Secular Literature
(iv)Historical Literature
Q.TICK THE
CORRECT OPTIONS-
1.Kautilya
wrote the book-
ANS- Arthshastra
2.The period when art of writing was unknown is called-
ANS-
Prehistory
3.The study
of coins is known as-
ANS- Numismatics
4.Who is
the author of Abhigyan Shakuntalam?
ANS- Kalidas
5.The Chinese
traveller who visited India was-
ANS- Fa-hien
Q. FILL IN
THE BLANKS.
1. Monuments
are the remains of palaces and forts.
2. Jain Literature
was written in Prakrit language.
3.The study
of inscriptions is called Epigraphy.
4. Historians divide history into two parts,
namely, prehistory and history.
5.Non-Religious
Literature consists of prose, plays, poetry, etc.
Q. ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN BRIEF.
1.How does
the study of the monuments help the historians?
ANS. Monuments
are remains of temples, stupas, palaces, and forts.These ancient buildings help
the historians to collect information about the social and economic life, the
religious beliefs, dress, art forms and architecture of that time.
2.The study
of history help us to make the present world a better place to live in.How?
ANS-
History is the study of change over time and progress from the past to the
present world.It can be defined as a systematic description of the past events.
It is based on facts and not on imagination.It helps us to learn about the
great people, culture, art and architecture of the earlier times.History
motivates us to make the present world a better place to live in.
3.How do
skeletal studies help us to identify gender difference?
ANS-
Skeletons are also a very useful sources of information. The students of
skeletal studies try to know every minute about the skeletons and list their
findings.
4.What are
the literary sources of Indian history?
ANS- All
written records of the past are known as literary sources or manuscripts.Before
the invention of paper, people wrote on dried palm leaves ,bhohpatras, copper
plates etc... Some of the literary sources are-
1.Religious Literature
2.Non-Religious Literature
3.Secular Literature
4.Historical Literature
5.Explain
historical Literature with an example.
ANS- Historical
Literature consists of autobiographical sketches like Harashacharita.
ANSWER THE
FOLLOWINGS QUESTIONS-
1.Distinguish
between archaeological and Literary Sources.
ANS- Some
materials of the past are buried deep under the earth. The archaeological sources
materials are mainly- inscriptions, coins, monuments, sculptures, painting,
articles of daily use and skeletons.
Literary Sources-
All written records of the past are known as literary sources or manuscripts.
They are very important for the historians. Before the invention of paper,
people wrote on dried palm leaves, bhojpatras, copper plates, etc...Some of the
literary sources are as follow-
1.Religious Literature
2.Non-Religious Literature
3.Secular Literature
4.Historical Literature
Q2. How do the archaeological
sources materials help us to learn about our past?
ANS- The archaeological sources
materials are mainly- inscriptions, coins, monuments, sculptures, painting,
articles of daily use and skeletons.
Q3.What is more important in history
events, persons, places or dates? Give reasons to justify your answer.
ANS- Events are more important in
history because it is the event which person place or dates are related to it.
Q4. How do secular literary sources through
light on the life of the people in any period of history?
ANS- The account of events, by
foreign pilgrims and travellers like Fa-hein (Chinese) and ambassadors like
(Megasthenes) who visited India in earlier times, are also important sources of
information about ancient Indian history and culture.
5. How does the study of coins help
the historians.
ANS- In earlier times, coins were
made of different materials like lead, copper, bronze, iron, silver, gold and
even leather. The give us useful information about the art, religion, rulers,
the use of different materials and the level of development of technology.
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