What, Where, How and When
(Exercise)
Let's recall
Q.1 Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Narmada Valley | The first big Kingdom |
| Magadha | Hunting and gathering |
| Garo hilss | Cities about 2500 years ago |
| Indus and its tributaries | Early agriculture |
| Ganga Valley | The first cities |
Answers:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Narmada Valley | Hunting and gathering |
| Magadha | The first big Kingdom |
| Garo hills | Early agriculture |
| Indus and its tributaries | The first cities |
| Ganga Valley | Cities about 2500 years ago |
Q.2. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
Answer: Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaf or birch hence many of them could not survive. Whereas inscriptions were written on hard surfaces such as stone or metal and therefore survived.
Let's discuss
3. Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?
Answer: One can think what had happened hundreds of years ago through:
- Inscriptions
- Manuscripts
- Tools and weapons
- Reading the books written in the past.
4. Make a list of all objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?
The findings of Archaeologists could be of:
1. Buildings made of stone and brick
2. Paintings
3. Sculpture
4. Tools
5. Weapons
6. Pots
7. Pans
8. Ornaments
9. Coins
The objects that could be made up of stones are:
1. Buildings
2. Tools
3. Weapons
4. Ornaments
5. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
Answer: Record keeping was not easy in the past. Records were usually maintained by Kings to describe their victories in battles. Those records were maintained by inscribing on stones, which was not an easy task for ordinary men and women to do.
6. Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.
Answer:
1. Kings had absolute power over all their subjects, irrespective of their profession. Farmers had no such powers.
2. The King was responsible for protecting his kingdom by waging battles, whereas the farmers’ responsibilities were to grow crops.
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