{"id":28722,"date":"2018-07-02T08:56:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/?p=28722"},"modified":"2022-03-28T19:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:33:49","slug":"the-trail-history-and-civics-for-class-6-icse-solutions-sources-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/the-trail-history-and-civics-for-class-6-icse-solutions-sources-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trail History and Civics for Class 6 ICSE Solutions – Sources of History"},"content":{"rendered":"
ICSE Solutions<\/a>Selina ICSE Solutions<\/a>ML Aggarwal Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n The Trail History and Civics for Class 6 ICSE Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n Trail HistoryCivics<\/a>History & Civics\u00a0<\/a>Geography\u00a0<\/a>Biology\u00a0<\/a>Chemistry\u00a0<\/a>Physics\u00a0<\/a>Maths<\/a><\/p>\n Keywords<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n EXERCISES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A. Fill in the blanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n B. Match the following. C. Choose the correct answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Prehistory is the history of the period before writing\/ wheel\/paper was invented. 2. The study of coins is known as epigraphy\/numismatics\/ archaeology. 3. Harshacharita\/Indika\/Manusmriti deals with the biography of a ruler. 4. The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta Maurya\u2019s court was Fa Hein\/Hiuen Tsang\/Megasthenes. 5. Kalidasa\/Banabhatta\/Kautilya wrote 6. Fa Hien and Hiuen Tsang were the Greek\/Chinese\/ Japanese travellers who came to India. D. State whether the following are true or false.<\/strong><\/p>\n E. Answer the following questions in one or two words\/ sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 1.<\/span><\/strong> Question 2.<\/span><\/strong> Question 3.<\/span><\/strong> Question 4.<\/span><\/strong> Question 5.<\/span><\/strong> Question 6.<\/span><\/strong> Question 7.<\/span><\/strong> Question 8.<\/span><\/strong> Question 9.<\/span><\/strong> F. Answer the following questions briefly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Question 1.<\/span><\/strong> Question 2.<\/span><\/strong> Question 3.<\/span><\/strong> Question 4.<\/span><\/strong> Question 5.<\/span><\/strong> Question 6.<\/span><\/strong> G Picture study.<\/strong> 2.Is this religious or secular in nature? 3. What information does this kind of source reveal? OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Question 1.<\/span><\/strong> Question 2.<\/span><\/strong> Question 3.<\/span><\/strong> Question 4.<\/span><\/strong> Question 5.<\/span><\/strong> Question 6.<\/span><\/strong> Question 7.<\/span><\/strong> Question 8.<\/span><\/strong> Question 9.<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Trail History and Civics for Class 6 ICSE Solutions – Sources of History ICSE SolutionsSelina ICSE SolutionsML Aggarwal Solutions The Trail History and Civics for Class 6 ICSE Answers Trail HistoryCivicsHistory & Civics\u00a0Geography\u00a0Biology\u00a0Chemistry\u00a0Physics\u00a0Maths Keywords History:\u00a0 History is a record of people, places and events of the past arranged in chronological order. Prehistory:\u00a0 Prehistory is … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3034],"tags":[32878,32132,32131,32133],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\n
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n
\n
\nAnswer:
\n<\/span>
\n<\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> Prehistory is the history of the period before writing<\/strong> was invented.<\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> The study of coins is known as numismatics.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> Harshacharita<\/strong> deals with the biography of a ruler.<\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta Maurya\u2019s court was Megasthenes.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> Kalidasa<\/strong> wrote Meghaduta.<\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> Fa Hien and Hiuen Tsang were the Chinese<\/strong> travellers who came to India.<\/p>\n\n
\nFalse.<\/strong> History is a record of people, places and events of the past arranged in chronological order<\/li>\n
\nTrue.<\/strong><\/li>\n
\nFalse.<\/strong> The Angas are the religious literature of the Jain.<\/li>\n
\nTrue.
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n
\nFalse.<\/strong> Panchatantra is a part of secular literature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nWhat are that two groups in which the sources of history are broadly divided into?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe sources of history can be broadly divided into two groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nWhat are monuments?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nMonuments are ancient buildings such as temples, palaces and forts, which are valuable sources of information of the life and time of people in the distant past.<\/p>\n
\nWhat are inscriptions?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nInscriptions are the engravings on solid objects such as metal surface, stone tablets, rocks, pillars, cave walls, etc.<\/p>\n
\nName any two archaeological objects that provide important clues to the history of humans in the Ancient Period.
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nStones, metal tools, pottery, monuments, coins and figures are archaeological objects, that provide important clues to the history of humans in the Ancient Period.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is the only source of information of the Harappan Civilization?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nArchaeological remains are the only sources of information for this period. The discovery of the Harappan sites in 1921 brought to light a highly advanced Indian civilization that flourished more than 4,500 years ago.<\/p>\n
\nName any one important source of information about the Mauryan period.
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nIndika, written by Megasthenes gives valuable information about the Mauryan administration and society.<\/p>\n
\nWhat are manuscripts?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nManuscripts are the hand written records of the past in the form of books.<\/p>\n
\nWhat were the surface on which the manuscripts were written?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nManuscripts were written on a variety of surfaces such as dried sheep or goat skin, dried palm leaf, the bark of birch trees and much later, on paper.<\/p>\n
\nWhat do you understand by secular literature? Give an example.
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nNon-religious literature is known as secular literature, it includes biographies of important historical characters. For example Harshacharita by Banabhatta, dramas and poems by famous writers Kalidasa, folk tales such as Panchatantra.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is history? Why do we study history?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHistory is a record of people, places and events of the past, arranged in chronological order.
\nWe study history because it tells us about the problems of our ancestors, their aspirations as well as their achievements.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is the difference between prehistory and history?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe main difference between prehistory and history is that we have written records in history and have no written records in prehistory.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is archaeology? Why is it so important for the study of prehistory?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nArchaeology is the study of material remains of distant past. Archaeology is so important for the study of prehistory
\nbecause we have no written records, only the materials like stones, metal tools, pottery, images, coins, monuments, jewellery and figures are very helpful in the study of past.<\/p>\n
\nWhat information do we get from inscriptions? Why are inscriptions a reliable source of information?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Inscriptions provide us the information about rulers, the extent of their empires, important events and also about the religious and cultural life of people in a particular period. Inscriptions are reliable source of information because they were written during the reign of great kings and are still intact in their original form.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is the study of coins known as? Why are coins considered an important part of ancient history?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe study of coins is known as numismatics. Numerous gold, silver, copper and lead coins have been found.
\nThe coins are an important source of information about the reign of kings the extent of their empires, economic conditions, trade, art and religion of that era. The metal or alloy used also indicates the level of scientific advancement and prosperity during that age.<\/p>\n
\nExplain the two categories of literary sources. Give two examples of each category
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nLiterary source can be divided into two categories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nThe picture below is a painting depicting a scene from the Mahabharata.
\n
\n<\/strong>1. What kind of source of history is this?
\nAns.<\/strong> It is a Literary source of history.<\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> This is religious in nature.<\/p>\n
\nAns.<\/strong> This sources of history have helped historians to reconstruct the distant past and give a fairly accurate picture of ancient India.<\/p>\n
\nWho are Historians?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHistorians are people who study and tell us about the past. They gather information from many sources and help us to understand how people lived and worked form the earliest times to the present day.<\/p>\n
\nWhat are Edicts?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nEdicts are royal commands issued by the rulers for example.
\nThe Ashokan edicts inscribed on rocks and pillars.<\/p>\n
\nHow did Ashokan edicts help modern historians?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Ashokan edicts helped modem historians to reconstruct important facts about the Mauryan period.<\/p>\n
\nName some Religious Literature?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nReligious Literature are following:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nWrite the Secular Literature?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nName the foreign travellers who visited India?
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nWho wrote Indika and what type of information it provides us.
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nIndika is written by Megasthenes which gives valuable information about the Mauryan administration and society.<\/p>\n
\nDistinguish between Manuscripts and Inscriptions.
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nManuscripts
\n<\/strong>These manuscrips were prepared by a few learned men of these age in different languages and scripts.
\nInscriptions
\n<\/strong>These writings are engraved on stones rocks and pillars or on metal as pricks<\/p>\n
\nDistinguish between Archaeological sources and literary sources.
\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n