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plz tell the summary of chapter 1 of history class 6 ncert

Answer 1

Chapter Notes - History What, Where,
How and When
History: History is a chronological
account of events as they took place in
the past.
Why should we study History:
i) We should study history as it tells us
about our past.
ii) It gives us understanding about our
ancient culture and lifestyle.
iii) It helps us to solve the problems of
the present day world.
Time frames of History:
i) Historians use chronological sequence
for a better understanding. Birth of
Jesus Christ has been taken as year
zero.
ii) Any event before Christ is called
Before Christ (BC) and any event after
the birth of Jesus is called Anno Domini
(AD).
iii) Timeline of history is divided into
three stages – prehistory, protohistory
and history.
Where did people live:
(i) People lived near river valleys. This
was because rivers provided water for
all purposes.
(ii) Traces of life were found near
Sulaiman and Kirtar hills in North West.
(iii) Traces of life even existed along
Ganga. Mahajanpadas like Magadha,
Kashi, Vajji, etc. flourished 2500 years
ago.
(iv) The Himalayan mountain has acted
as natural barrier between India and
Central Asia since ages.
How was the name India Derived:
i) Our country is called India and
Bharat.
ii) Bharat was used by the people of
North India in the Sanskrit composition
Rigveda.
iii) The word Indus traces its roots from
the river Indus which is called Sindhu in
Sanskrit.
How do we know about the past:
(i) Archaeologist and historians study
several sources to tell us about the
past. There are two sources -
archaeological and literary.
(ii) Archaeology: The study of human
history and prehistory through the
excavation of sites and the analysis of
physical remains.
(iii) Archaeologists use sources like
monuments, artefacts, inscription and
coins.
(iv) Handwritten or any other written
record of the past is known as a literary
source.
(v) Literary sources include two types of
literature - religious literature and
secular literature.
Why studied sources of History:
i) There were two groups of people who
studied history. One was called
archaeologist and the other group was
called historians.
ii) Archaeologists studied remains of
buildings made of stones, bricks,
paintings and sculptures.
iii) The other group called historians
were the people who studied the past
and used information found in
inscriptions, seals and scripts.

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