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Q1.
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- History is a study of man's _______________ over millions of years.
- Inscriptions are engraved on _______________, _______________ and _______________.
- Artefacts provide an insight into the _______________ life of people.
- Grammar books of _______________ and _______________ contain historical events.
- The Greek historian Herodotus gave an account of the invasion of _______________ by Alexander.
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- evolution
- stone tablets, metal plates and pillars.
- day-to-day
- Panini, Patanjali
- India
Q2.
Match the following.
| 1. Prehistory | a. Religious literature |
| 2. Arthashastra | b. Alberuni |
| 3. Upanishads | c. No written historical records |
| 4. Tarikh-e-Hind | d. South India |
| 5. Sengam literature | e. Kautilya |
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- (c) No written historical records
- (e) Kautilya
- (a) Religious literature
- (b) Alberuni
- (d) South India
Q3.
Write True or False for the following.
- "History is an unending ... past", was stated by Herodotus.
- Numismatics is the study of inscriptions.
- There is no difference between prehistory and protohistory.
- Written records are available only for 5000 years of man's existence on earth.
- Alberuni wrote about the rule of Emperor Akbar in India.
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- False
- False
- True
- False
- False
Q4.
Differentiate between history and prehistory.
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History is the period that begins after the invention of writing, while the time period for which no written records are available is known as prehistory.
Q5.
Name some forms of early writing.
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Writing on rocks, pillars, clay tablets, copper plates and palm leaves were forms of early writing.
