Helix 6th SST 2

BCE stands for before common Era

Both literary and archaeological sources have to be studied for a complete understanding of the past.

Manuscripts were written on Palm leaves and on the bark of birch trees

The study of coins is known as

Writings which are not religious in nature is secular literature

Writings of megasthenes, fa-hien other foreign Travellers is foreign works

The vedas, the Buddhist tripitakes, the jain Angas,Ramayana and Mahabharata are example of sacred literature.

History refers to the period for which we have no written record

Temples,forts, palaces and other buildings are referred to as monuments.

The Vedas are an example of secular literature

The study of inscriptions is called numismatics

The study of coins is known as epigraphy

The period of history for which there are no written records is

The study of past is known as history.

Abhijannashakuntalam by Kalidasa is an example of secular literature

The Himalaya natural barriers between India and Central Asia

Documents written in the past by hands for Palm leaves for the bark of birch trees is manuscripts

Two events for which we have no written records are the discovery of fire and the invention of the wheel.

Most of manuscripts have been destroyed with the passage of time

Monuments, coins, tools weapons, poetry and jewellery are example of Archaeological sources.

The reference point from which dates are counted is

Artifacts are archaeological sources

Archaeological sources refer to written account from the past

History is divided into time periods on the basis of certain defining characteristics of each age

The study of the past is necessary to understand the development that lead to present age

A person who excavates and studies the material remains of the past is known as an archaeologist

Archaeologist dig up from the ground

Writing scarfed on hard surface such as metal plate, pillars, stone tablets is inscriptions

The way events are arranged in or according to the order of time is chronology

Among the following ancient scripts ,which scripts has not been deciphered yet?