D. Answer the following questions.
1. Distinguish between archaeological and literary sources.
2. How do the archaeological source materials help us to learn about our past?
3. What is more important in history - events, persons, places or dates? Give reasons to justify your
4. How do secular literary sources throw light on the life of the people in any period of history?
5. How does the study of coins help the historians?
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Answer:
1 The differences between the Archaeological and Literary sources are : ... The archaeological sources include material things like artifacts, buildings, inscriptions, coins etc while as literary sources include written literature in the form of books, biographies etc.
2 Archaeological sources helps us to study the prehistory period of history for which there is no written records. Some archaeological sources are coins, tombs, pots, monuments etc. These sources give important information about the life and times of the past.
3 In history everything including events, persons and dates are important because History is the branch of knowledge dealing with past events. ... And we would get knowledge of how the people lived in the past what did they used and what clothes they wear and what events had happened.
4 secular literacy sources throw light on the life of the people in any period of the history. Because many of the literacy sources available now are nothing but secular and religious one. These religious sources give information about traditional culture and ancient life style.
5 The coins plays an vital role in illuminating history not known from other sources and help in it's reconstruction. Study of coins modify and amplify history. ... Hoards are special findings of coins discovered almost by chance apart from stray coin finds or archaeological discoveries.