Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION: WHAT, WHERE, HOW AND WHEN?
1 . Match the following
Narmada Valley The First big kingdom
Magadha Hunting and gathering
Gora hills Cities about 2500 years ago
Indus and tributaries Early agriculture
Ganga Valley The first cities Ans:
2 . List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
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3. Return to Rasheeda's question. Can you think of some answers to it ?
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4. Make a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of ? stone
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5.Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of that they did ?
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6. Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmens.
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7. Find and word craftspersons on page 1. List at least five different crafts that you know about today. Are the craftspersons - (a) men (b) women (c) both men and women ?
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8. What were the the subjects on which books were written in the past ? Which of these would you like to read ?
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Type By- Munmi Hazarika
