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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
What are the manuscripts? On what surfaces were they; written?
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उत्तर
Manuscripts are the handwritten records of the past in the form of books. These records were written on a variety of surfaces such as dried sheep or goatskin, dried palm leaf, the bark of birch trees, and much later, on paper.
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Why do we study history? Give two reasons.
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Explanation of Keyword: History
Explanation of Keyword: Prehistory
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The Chinese travelers who came to India were _______ and ______
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Paintings | (a) Politics |
| 2. Monuments | (b) epigraphy |
| 3. Coins | (c) ancient law |
| 4. Inscriptions | (d) biography of a ruler |
| 5. Harshacharita | (e) cultural achievements |
| 6. Manusmriti | (f) numismatics |
| 7. Arthashastra | (g) Chinese traveller |
| 8. Fa Hien | (h) architectural achievements |
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What information do we get from inscriptions?
State whether the following is true or false.
History is only a record of great kings and queens.
State whether the following is true or false.
The study of old inscriptions is known as epigraphy.
Choose the correct answer:
_______ wrote Meghaduta.
