Sources of History (History Solution Class 6)

Sources of History

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 History Solutions of Chapter 2 Sources of History

{tocify} $title={Go To}

1) In the past, what materials were used for writing?

Answer: In the past, materials like potsherds, unbaked bricks, bark of birch trees and copper plates were used for writing.

2) What information is obtained from Vedic literature?

Answer: We come to know of life of man and ancient Indian History from the Vedic literature.

3) Which literature is preserved by oral tradition?

Answer: Owis, folk songs, folk tales and similar literature is preserved by oral tradition.

Q.2) Classify the following sources as material, written and oral sources

Copper-plate, folk tales, pottery, beads, travelogues, owis, inscriptions, Vedic literature, stupa, coin, Puranas

Answer:

Material sources: pottery, stupa, coin, beads
Written sources: Copper-plate, travelogues, inscriptions, Vedic literature, Puranas
Oral sources: folk tales, owis

Answer:

Inscription on the coin: Picture of Queen Victoria
Metal used: Gold
Year of the coin: 1862
Symbol on the coin: Queen Victoria
Picture, language, shape, and denomination of the coin: Queen Victoria, English, round, denomination as per size of the coin.

Example: Poems, Prayers, Tables, etc