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Reconstructing History - Workbook Answer sheet
1. Reconstructing History
1.Fill in the blanks(R)
a) The state of
society and economy during the age of Mauryas was depicted in the book Arthashastra.
b) The word ‘history’
has its origins in the Greek word historia which means Learning/knowing by inquiry.
c) Dionysius
Exiguus invented the AD/BC concept.
d) A timeline
tells us the sequence in which events happen.
2. Name the following: (R/U)
a) The writings
engraved on a coin, medal or a monument.
Inscription
b) Manmade objects
that have historical or cultural significance.
Artefacts
c) The stories or
legends based on common people’s life.
Folk tales
d) A written
collection of one’s memories.
Memoirs
3.Choose the appropriate option.(U/AP)
a) Which category of
books would the Panchatantra, Hitopdesha, jatakas fall under?
i) Memoirs
ii) Biographies
iii)
Folk
tales
iv) Autobiographies
b) What do coins give
us information about?
i) The territorial
extent of the ruler
ii) The religious and
cultural state of various ages.
iii) The advancement
made in metallurgy during the period.
iv)
All of
the above.
c) Which of these periods
is an example of Proto History?
i)
Chalcolithic
age
ii) Neolithic age
iii) The Mauryan Age
iv) The Sangam Age
d) Who were the two groups
of people who entered India from the Northwestern regions?
i) Iranians and
Greeks
ii) Afghans and Iranians
iii) Turks
and Afghans
iv) Chinese and Arabs
4. Answer the following in one sentence.(R)
a)What
are the two forms of literary sources that help us to reconstruct history of
India?
Manuscripts or as
textual literature
b)
Name the language used to write the Sangam literature.
Tamil.
c) Why do the works written by foreign travellers have to be read with
some caution?
As some of the travellers
made certain observations about India which are not correct.
e) What kind of
information do religious scriptures provide us with?
Information
about the social, political, cultural and religious life of people is known
through the study of scriptures.
5. Answer the following questions
in detail.(AP/EV)
a.
Describe the influence of geography in shaping the history of India.
The geography of a
country plays a significant role in shaping its history. The Southern,
peninsular part of the Indian sub-continent is surrounded by seas, while the
Himalayas in the North and mountain ranges of the East and West separate North
India from the rest of Asia. Nevertheless, the Bolan, Gomal and Khyber passes
in the Northwest, allowed the early migration of various races from Central and
West Asia to invade India. Passes along the Northern Mountains linked with
Central Asia and Tibet, assisted in the spread of Buddhism into these regions.
In the northeast mountains, there are fewer passes, which effectively kept
China separated from India. However, the importance of the Himalayas and
mountain ranges has more to do with the fact that the two great perennial river
systems, the Indus and the Ganga, arise from them. Both these systems gave rise
to the fertile northern plains on which arose the ancient civilisation.The
navigability of the northern rivers helped internal trade and commerce; Ancient
river ports such as Kanauj, Banaras (present-day Varanasi), Pataliputra
(present-day Patna) and Prayag (present-day Prayagraj) became centres of trade.
This, along with the productivity of the fertile plains, helped the growth of
large kingdoms. To the south of the Gangetic plain are the Vindhya Ranges. They
cut across the middle of the subcontinent, thus, acting as a barrier between
the northern and the southern parts of the subcontinent. This led to the
creation of two distinct cultures – the Vedic culture of the North and the
Dravidian culture of the South.
b.
How does the religious literature helps us to reconstruct the Indian history?
Information about the
social, political, cultural and religious life of people is known through the
study of scriptures. They provide us with information about the social
conditions and religious beliefs during Vedic and later Vedic period. The four
Vedas – the Rig Veda , the Yajur Veda , the Sama Veda , and the Atharva Veda
belong to the ancient religious texts. Other ancient texts comprise of the
Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, the Upanishads, the Epics – Ramayana and Mahabharata
, and the Puranas . The Jain texts composed in 6th century CE impart with the
information on political history of present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar. The religious books of the Buddhists provide information about the
historical personalities and incidents. They throw light on the life of the
Gautam Buddha and some of his contemporaries.
c.
Evaluate the importance of studying history.
The study of history
helps us understand how the present world evolved over long centuries of
development. It tells us about the history of the present. We all live in a
society, but it was not the way we see it.
History makes us aware about these pasts. It takes us to another age,
another world in which people lived their lives differently. Their food, clothes,
buildings, society, economy, faiths, beliefs, arts and crafts were completely
different. History equips us with the knowledge and understanding of the past,
which is necessary for coping with the present. Subsequently, it helps us to
plan for a better future. People who lived before us made several discoveries
and inventions which eventually transformed many societies. The study of
history explicates how such changes have taken place over a period of time.
These changes were apparently so small and often so gradual that their impact
was not even noticedby the people atthat point in time. It is only when we
study about the past; we observe such changes and its impact. It is not merely
about the kings, queens, great men or their conquests and policies. It is also
about the lives and activities of ordinary people. One can develop important
qualities and skills by studying history. Therefore it becomes essential to
study history to understand how our pasts have shaped the present.
6.Classify the following
archaeological sources.(AN/AP)
TajMahal,
Rig Veda, Buttons,Aranyakas,Konark Sun Temple,Ramayana, pots ,Red fort, Upanishads, jewellery, SanchiStupa, Puranas
|
Literature |
Artefacts |
Monuments |
|
Rig Veda Aranyakas Ramayana Upanishads Puranas |
Buttons Pots jewellery |
TajMahal Konark Sun Temple Red fort SanchiStupa |
7) ‘Coins give us information that no
other source does.’ Justify the statement. (AN/EV)
The metal used in the
coins indicates the advancement made in metallurgy during the period. They also
throw light on the economic history of the era. Coins tell us about the
territorial extent of the ruler as well as the chronology of a ruling dynasty.
The images on the coins help us in interpreting the religious and cultural
state of various ages. For example, the coins of Chandragupta II bear the figure
of Goddess Lakshmi, whereas gold coins of his successor Kumargupta I show him
as a devotee of God Kartikeya.
8.
Why do historians break history into periods or phases? (EV/CR)
Refer
Textbook chapter for answer
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