1. Studying the Past
I. Choose the correct answer (1M)
1. History is generally divided into _____ time periods
a. two
b. four
c. three
d. five
2. Physical remains like _____ and jewellery help archaeologists to know about the
past
a. books
b. pots
c. bones
d. both b and c
3. The Indus Valley Civilization is an example of
a. prehistory
b. proto-history
c. continuous story d. history
4. Dates in history are expressed in two terms __
a. BC and AD
b. AD and AC
c. BC and BD
d. DC and AD
5. The _____ act as a natural barrier between India and Central Asia
a. Vindhya Range
b. Satpura Range
c. Himalayas
d. Aravalli Range
6. Inscriptions, monuments, artefacts and coins are examples of _____ sources
a. archaeological
b. literary
c. oral
d. recent
7. The objects that humans made in the past – pottery, tools and ornaments are called
a. monuments
b. coins
c. inscriptions
d. artefacts
8. Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaves and the barks of ____ trees
a. palm
b. birch
c. ashoka
d. deodar
II. Answer the following questions(1M)
1.History is generally divided into how many time periods?
2.What are the physical remains that help archaeologists' to know about the past?
3.Give an example of proto-history.
4.What are the two terms, dates in history expressed?
5.Which mountain act as a natural barrier between India and Central Asia?
6.What are the examples of archaeological sources?
7.What are artefacts?
8.What were written on palm leaves and the barks of birch trees?
9.What is the study of the past?
10.How is it counted after the birth of Jesus Christ?
11.Which has played an important role in the history of the past?
12.Which sources are direct evidences?
13.What are the divisions of literary sources?
14.From where does the word history derive?
15.What is the meaning of the word historia?
16.Where does the first civilization emerge?
III. Answer the following questions (2M)
17. Why do we need to study the past?
18.How have the Himalayas helped is shaping the history of India?
19.How is the work of an archaeologist and a historian similar to that of a detective?
20.What are monuments? What do they tell us?
21.What is religious literature? Give two examples?
IV. Answer the following questions (4M)
22.Why did people first settle near river valleys?
23.What are inscriptions? How do they help us to know about ancient India?
24.How are coins a valuable source of information about ancient India?
25.Write a short note on secular literature?