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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Match the following
| Narmada Valley | The first big kingdom |
| Magadha | Hunting and gathering |
| Garo Hills | Cities about 2500 years ago |
| Indus and its tributaries | Early agriculture |
| Ganga valley | The first cities |
| Narmada Valley | Hunting and gathering |
| Magadha | The first big kingdom |
| Garo Hills | Early agriculture |
| Indus and its tributaries | The first cities |
| Ganga valley | Cities about 2500 years ago |
List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
| Manuscripts – They were written by hand. These were usually written on palm leaves or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas. | Inscriptions – These are writings engraved on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal. |
Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?
One can think of 4 different ways
Make a list of all objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?
The findings of Archaeologists could be of 9 different types.
1. Buildings made of stone and brick
2. Paintings
3. Sculpture
4. Tools
5. Weapons
6. Pots
7. Pans
8. Ornaments
9. Coins
The objects that could be made up of stones are given below.
1. Buildings
2. Tools
3. Weapons
4. Ornaments
Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
Unlike the present day, record keeping was not easy in the past. Records were usually maintained by Kings to describe their victories in battles. Those records were maintained by inscribing on stones, which was not an easy task for ordinary men and women to do.
Describe at least 2 ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.
1. Kings had absolute power over all their subjects, irrespective of their profession. Farmers had no such powers.
2. Kings lived in palaces. Farmers had no such opportunities.
3. The King was responsible for protecting his kingdom by waging battles, whereas the farmers’ responsibilities were to grow crops.