EXERCISES
I.
Answer the following questions in brief:
1. How do historians write history?
2. What is the meaning of source? How many types are there?
3. Name any two native literary works.
4. Name any two foreign writers.
5. Which source has more reliability for writing history?
6. Explain the importance of coins in the writing of history.
7. What are the aspects on which monuments throw more light?
8. By what method, the age of biological fossils can be decided?
Answers
Answer:
1) Historians who write history emphasize the value of primary sources, that is those sources actually dating from a particular time period, while understanding the limitations of such sources. ... footnotes and a bibliography is how historians demonstrate their methodology and support their conclusions.
2) In general, there are three types of resources or sources of information: primary, secondary, and tertiary.
3) Two examples of native literary works are rig veda and Ramayana.
4) Pablo Neruda and Vladimir Mayakovsky.
5) Primary sources like diary and government letters are more reliable for writing history as they were the first descriptions of any historical event.
6) Coins are as important as the inscription in history. They confirm the information derived from literature. They are of various metals: gold, silver, copper, or alloy and contain legends or simple marks. Those with dates are probably very valuable for the framework of Indian chronology.
7) The monuments throw light on then-contemporary religious aspects, technology, economic growth, scientific knowledge and creativity achieved.
8) Radiometric dating
The biological fossils' age can be determined using the method of Radioactive or Radiometric dating. In this technique, radioactive elements that are present within the rocks are traced for examination purposes.