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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
What is history? Why do we study history?
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Solution
History is a record of people, places, and events of the past, arranged in chronological order. We study history because it tells us about the problems of our ancestors, their aspirations as well as their achievements.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match Column A with Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Archaeology | (a) People who write history. |
| 2. Historians | (b) Know this |
| 3. Histo | (c) Study of the remains of the past. |
| 4. Inscriptions | (d) An old book or document was written by hand. |
| 5. Manuscript | (e) Writings engraved either on stone surfaces or on metals or bricks. |
What is history? What is the origin of the word‘history’?
Which period in history is called prehistoric?
Explanation of Keyword: Inscriptions
Fill in the blank.
Inscriptions are _________on solid objects.
Fill in the blanks.
The Chinese travelers who came to India were _______ and ______
Answer the following question.
Why are inscriptions a reliable source of information?
State whether the following is true or false.
The study of old inscriptions is known as epigraphy.
State whether the following is true or false.
Banabhatta wrote Harshacharita.
Choose the correct answer:
Prehistory is the history of the period before _______ was invented.
