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Question
Answer the following question.
Why are inscriptions a reliable source of information?
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Solution
Inscriptions are a reliable source of information because they were written during the reign of great king., and are still intact in their original form.
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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’?
Explanation of Keyword: Prehistory
Explanation of Keyword: Inscriptions
Fill in the blank.
The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta Maurya’s court was ________
Answer the following question.
What information do we get from inscriptions?
Answer the following question.
What are the manuscripts? On what surfaces were they; written?
Match the following:
| A | B | ||
| 1. | Monuments | (a) | politics |
| 2. | Study of inscriptions | (b) | Dried palm leaf |
| 3. | Manuscript | (c) | Book on law |
| 4. | Arthashastra | (d) | Archaeological source |
| 5. | Manusmriti | (e) | Epigraphy |
Choose the correct answer:
The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta Maurya’s court was _______.
Choose the correct answer:
_______ wrote Meghaduta.
