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1.
Which crops began to grow by men and women to the region of Sulaiman and Kirthar hills?
Rice and wheat
Wheat and pulses
Pulses and barley
Wheat and barley
2.
Where is Sulaiman hills located?
India
China
Pakistan
Afghanistan
3.
What is the purpose of exploration and excavation done by the archaeologists?
4.
What do you mean by the archaeologists?
5.
Name one of the tributaries of river Indus?
6.
List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
7.
How was the name 'India' originated?
8.
What are the ways available of finding out about the past?
9.
Answer the questions based on the picture given below:

(i) How many years ago this manuscript was written?
(ii) How were books made from palm leaves?
(iii) What type of manuscripts is shown in the picture?
10.
The _________ are located in Central India
11.
About 8000 years ago, people began _______ like sheep, goat and cattle lived in ________
12.
The earliest people who lived on the banks of Narmada river were ________
13.
Locate the following of the outline physical map of India.
(i) Tapi river
(ii) Brahmaputra river
(iii) Godavari river
14.
Objects that are made of hard imperishable substances usually survive for a long time.
15.
In ancient times, the area along river Son to the South of Ganga was known as India.
16.
The hills and high mountains, deserts, rivers and seas made journey dangerous at times, but never impossible.
1.
(d)
Wheat and barley
2.
3.
( )
The purpose of exploration is to find out tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins of past and to make conclusion from these findings.
4.
( )
Those who study the objects used in the past are called archaeologists.
5.
( )
One of the tributaries of the river Indus is Jhelum.
6.
One major diffirence between manuscripts and inscriptions is:
| Manuscripts | Inscriptions |
|---|---|
| Manuscripts were written on palm leaf or specifically on the birch. | Inscriptions were written on hard surfaces such as stone, metals etc. |
7.
The Iranians and the Greeks who came through the North-West about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the Indus, called it the Hindos or the Indos and the land to the East of the river was called India.
8.
There are several ways of finding out about the past. One is to search for and read books that were written long ago i.e. manuscripts.
Second one is to study the inscriptions which were inscribed on hard surfaces like metals and stone. Inscriptions are mainly the records of victories in battle, sometimes these depict the life of ordinary men.
9.
(i) This manuscript was written about a thousand years ago.
(ii) The palm leaves were cut into pages and tied together to make books.
(iii) A palm leaf manuscript.
10.
( )
Vindhyas
11.
( )
rearing animals, village
12.
( )
skilled gatherers
13.

14.
(a)
15.
(b)
16.
(a)
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