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2. What are the two types of timeframes of history?
3. How do landforms influence the course of history? Give examples.

4. What do you understand by sources of history? What are its two broad categories?
5. How does secular literature deal with different aspects of life? Give examples.
6. How are monuments and buildings helpful to know about past times? Give examples.

H. Answer the questions in detail :
1. Write about the timeframe of history and its types.
2. What is the role of geography in shaping the history of a society?
3. Describe briefly the different sources of ancient Indian history.
4. Discuss the importance of coins as a source of knowing our past.

5. What is the difference between religious literature and secular literature?
6. What is the importance of inscriptions in learning history?

1. In this age of science and technology, how relevant do you think is studying history?
2. Why is it not possible to record all events that have occurred in the past?

Herodotus – The Father of History
The word history was used, first of all by Herodotus, the Greek historian. He is
regarded as the father of history. He said, “History meant study of investigation of
past time.” He was the first person who narrated an account of the wars between
Greek and Persia. His famous work is Historiea. He was also the first historian to
collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent, and
arrange them as a well-constructed and vivid narrative.

History : When, Where and How
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