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history to some extent. The specimens found at
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Taxila tell us about the Gandhara art and how it Info Bits
was influenced by Greece. Similarly, the idols and
paintings of Shiva, Vishnu, Buddha and Mahavira q The study of ancient writing and records is
tell us about religious tolerance in those times. called palaeography .
Also, the sculptures, paintings and frescos found at q The study of inscriptions on rocks, metal plates
Ajanta have helped us to know more about those etc. is called epigraphy .
times.

v The study of history helps us in many ways.
v No written records are available for prehistory while history is based on facts.

v Landforms play an important role in shaping history.
v Literary sources can be divided into religious literature and secular literature.
v Travellers from different countries have given vivid account of India.
v Archaeological sources like monuments, coins, inscriptions, paintings, cave art etc. have given us an insight
into history.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The inscriptions in ____________ tell us about the rule of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
(a) Prayagraj (b) Sanchi (c) Greek
2. From coins, we get information about a country’s ____________ .
(a) social conditions (b) economic conditions (c) both

3. The ruins at Nalanda reveal to us the ____________ aspect of the society.
(a) political (b) educational (c) social
4. The year of the birth of ____________ is considered as year 0.
(a) Jesus Christ (b) Buddha (c) Mahavira
5. The period of ancient history is considered from earliest times up to about ____________ century.

(a) eighteenth (b) seventh (c) eighth
6. An archaeological source of history is ____________ .
(a) inscription (b) artifacts (c) both (a) and (b)
7. The years after the birth of Jesus Christ are known as ____________ .
(a) AC (b) BC (c) AD
8. The study of ancient writing and records is called ____________ .
(a) epigraphy (b) palaeography (c) archaeology

History : When, Where and How
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