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Question 3:
Return
to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?
Answer:
A
possible answer to Rasheeda’s question is that one can know
about the past by reading documents that were written long ago.
Question 1:
Match
the Following
| Narmada
valley | The first
big kingdom |
| Magadha | Hunting and
gathering |
| Garo hills | Cities
about 2500 years ago |
| Indus and
its tributaries | Early
agriculture |
| Ganga
valley | The first
cities |
Answer:
| Narmada
valley | Hunting and
gathering |
| Magadha | The first
big kingdom |
| Garo hills | Early
agriculture |
| Indus and
its tributaries | The first
cities |
| Ganga
valley | Cities
about 2500 years ago |
Question 2:
List
one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
Answer:
One
major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions is that
manuscripts are written on leaves or barks of trees whereas
inscriptions are written on hard surfaces such as stone or metal.
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Question 4:
Make
a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of
these could be made of stone?
Answer:
Archaeologists
may find − tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins. Out
of these tools and weapons may be made of stone.
Question 5:
Why
do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of
what they did?
Answer:
Ordinary men and women did not keep a record of what they did because they did not find the events of their daily lives to be of such significance that they had to be recorded. Moreover, hiring a person to keep a record of daily events was an expensive proposition. On the other hand, it was not too difficult for kings and rulers to hire chroniclers to record what they did or what was happening in or around their territories. Moreover, they thought that the recording of events was an important way of recording history and letting in pass on to succeeding generations.
Question 6:
Describe
at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have
been different from those of farmers.
Answer:
The
kings fought battles and kept records of their victories. The farmers
engaged in none of these activities.
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