Question

Identifies historical and literary sources and describes the use of various sources for
reorganization of history.
Answer the following questions.
1. Which are the sources to know history? Give information about any one source.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Which is the various historical information that we come to know from ancient

coins?

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Answer 2

Various sources are available to know about history. They are mainly divided into primary sources and secondary sources.

Explanation:

• History can be known from various sources like primary sources and secondary sources which are further divided into historical sources and literary sources, etc...
• Considering Primary sources as asked to explain: The primary sources include documents and artifacts created by a witness. They provide a first-hand accounts of any event.
• Some of the primary sources are government documents, old news papers, poems, plays and music.
• Also, the primary sources include archaeological sites, oral transmissions, stone inscriptions, paintings, images, interviews, autobiographies, etc....
• The Primary sources are very much important in history because they relate to the events of past and promote deeper understanding of history as a series of human events.
• The extinct culture and food habits can be known and reconstructed if possible from the information obtained from primary sources.