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B. Name any two :
1. aspects of life that history tells us : (a) _________________ (b) _________________

2. types of sources of history : (a) _________________ (b) _________________
3. books pertaining to religious literature : (a) _________________ (b) _________________
4. books pertaining to secular literature : (a) _________________ (b) _________________
5. foreign travellers : (a) _________________ (b) _________________
6. ancient kings : (a) _________________ (b) _________________

C. Match the following :
1. Prehistory u u Digging of ground in search for old buildings and other objects.
2. Inscription u u A branch of knowledge that examines physical remains of the past.

3. Manuscript u u The period for which written records are not available.
4. Bhojpatra u u The words carved on metals and rocks.
5. Archaeology u u A book written by hand.
6. Excavation u u A leaf of birch tree used for writing books in past times.

D. Fill in the blanks with the help from box :
religion, common era, history, Anno Domini, rocky, wild animal
1. _________________ studies events, their causes and effects.

2. AD stands for _________________ .
3. The term CE stands for _________________ .
4. Deccan Plateau is a _________________ area.
5. Early Man was no better than a _________________ .
6. Religious literature chiefly deals in _________________ .

E. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. History is the story of only kings and wars.
2. We have many written records for prehistory.

3. The year 1134 AD occurred 1134 years before the Year of Our Lord.
4. Geography and history are not at all related.
5. The Vedas are a part of secular literature.
6. The Angkor Vat Temple is located in Cambodia.

F. Answer the questions in one word or phrase :
1. What period of history are we studying in this class?
2. What is the period of history called for which no written records are available?

3. What does AD stand for?
4. What tree leaves have been used for writing manuscripts in the past?
5. Which is the book on history of Kashmir?
6. What are works of art known as?

G. Answer the questions in brief :
1. How is the study of history important to us?
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