Question

Name four important sources of tribal history

Answer 1

All the material which has a direct bearing or can be any assistance in constructing the history of a particular period are called as historical facts or sources.

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The historical sources can be of two types, i.e. Primary and Secondary Sources. A primary source is the evidence of an eye witness or mechanical device which was present at the time of the occurrence of an event.

It is the work of the historian to convert the scattered difficult primary evidences into coherent, intelligible secondary sources.

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The secondary source is the evidence of someone who was not present at the time of occurrence of the event e.g., books written by historians. The secondary source is also of great historical importance to the historians. Although secondary source is itself dependent on primary sources.

Answer 2

A tribe is a group of people living in the outskirts of a city or town.

They are usually not civilized and live an antique life.

There are a lot of historians who want to project their attention towards excavating the bitter and happy life of the tribal people.

However, in doing so, they need a few source of history.

The huts, their lifestyle, their food and especially their culture serve as a rich source of history.