Question

Various sources of medieval history and then classify them into literary and archaeological sources

Answer 1

Answer:

Yet there are sources from which history is written. These sources are divided into two main groups. They are Archaeological and Literary. ... The Literary Source can also be divided into three groups, namely, Religious Literature, Secular Literature and Accounts of Foreigners.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Sources of medieval history are broadly classified into archaeological and literary sources.

Archaeological sources:

• Archaeological excavations and remains: Archeological explorations bring out ancient remains like tools, weapons, implements, houses, construction remains etc., and they prove to be original primary sources of historical information.
• The Indus Valley and Mohenjo-Daro excavations are one of the best excavation sites.  

• Monuments: Old monuments like temples, palaces, forts, etc are primary sources of history.  

• Inscriptions: Inscriptions over rocks, walls, pillars, stupas in the temples and monasteries are valuable sources of history.
• They provide details about the king, the lifestyle of the people then and other information.

• Numismatics: Coins that were released and were used during a particular period is unique and depicts various aspects like trade and commerce and the economy of the kingdom.
• The design of the coin depicted the religion and other sociocultural aspects of the kingdom.

Literary sources:

• Religious literature: like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bible, Quran etc provide great detail about the civilization then and describes the sociocultural, religious and political aspects of people during that time.

• Secular literature like Arthasastra and other historical chronicles and books showed light upon various historical facts

• Travelers and Foreigner’s account Much valuable information has been obtained from travelers both regional and foreign, by accounting their experiences and views.
• The accounts of Ptolemy, Megesthenes, Fa-Hein are many of such valuable historical accounts.