Lesson 1:- An Introduction to history (What,Where,When And How)

III.Define the following

1. Archaeological evidences
Archaeological sources are basically the materials evidence like historical buildings
, coins , Inscriptions , monuments and artefacts
Monuments
A monuments is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commerate a
person are even
Manuscripts
Manuscripts is a hand written or a manually type written document
Inscriptions
Inscriptions is the writing on relatively hard surfaces such as stones metal
Scripts
The Letters on characters used in writing by hand
2. Manuscripts and inscriptions
Manuscripts and Inscriptions are the sources of historical knowledge
Manuscripts
Manuscript is a handwritten or a manually type written document
Inscriptions
Inscriptions is the writings on relatively hard surface such as stones or metal.

V.
1. What do you understand by history? What is the importance for us
History
History means study or investigation of past time
History and its importance:-

 It help us to know our past about kings and statesmen as well as ordinary
people
 It enables us to gain knowledge of the continuous development of men's
culture and civilization
 It includes the study of art architecture, literature, religion etc
 The study of history help us to understand the basic nature of our society

2.What is the Importance of Vedas?

The Vedas is life and culture of the. Aryans.

 The Ramayana And Mahabharata the two great spic, give as o good deal of
information about the social and political life of the Aryans of the epic age
 The eighteen puranas through full of mythology; will provide useful
information regarding certain. historical dynasties and their rulers
 The Tripitakas and Jatakas of Buddhists and Angas of Jain Contains some
very useful references to the contemporary society and the political and
economic conditions of those days

3.How Important are travelers accounts in the study of history

 A number of foreign travelers Greeks, Rooms, Chinese, Tibetans Muslims,

etc visited India and they have left Valuable political and social accounts.
 Herodotus in his book histories supplies information about Perso-Greek war
 Chinese pilgrims especially Fahein Hieun Tsang and It sing Who Visited
India in search of knowledge and Buddhist have left religious, social and
political Conditions of India
  Hieun Tsang’s account of the political religious and social conditions of India.
 Middle Of the 7th Centuries A.D have proved useful to us in reconstruction in
the history of India From A.D 400-700

4. How do coins help in the study of history?

 The coins fixing the dates of several dynasties

 The coins used to study of Ando-Bactrian and Indo Greek periods in India

 The coins also tell about the economic condition of the period

VII. Distinguish Between

1. Archaeological Sources and Library Sources
Sources Of History

Library Sources Archaeological (Non Written)

Literacy means the Basically the Material
Evidence to recollect material evidence like
History which are Historical
Written or manuscripts Evidence
Example: - Example:-
Religion literature Artifacts
Secular literature Monuments
Traveler Account Coins