Sources of History

Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of history?

• Coins

• Artefacts and monuments

• Written material

• Paintings

The earliest coins in India were mostly made of gold.

• True

• False

What information can historians learn from the writing on a coin?

• The date the coin was made

• The language used at that time

• The value of the coin

• The shape of the coin

From artefacts, archaeologists learn how people lived in earlier times. For example, a clay toy with wheels tells archaeologists that the people knew how to use clay to make toys. What can archaeologists guess from finding a clay toy with wheels?

• People had vehicles with wheels

• People could fly

• People used computers

• People built skyscrapers

What tool do archaeologists sometimes use to avoid damaging artefacts?

• Hammers

• Brushes

• Shovels

• Drills

About 1,900 years ago, the town of Pompeii in Italy got buried under ash from a volcano. When archaeologists uncovered it, they learnt how the people of that time had lived.

• True

• False

What do the pyramids of Egypt tell us about?

• Ancient Egyptians

• Ancient Greeks

• Modern Americans

• Ancient Romans

Who built the Taj Mahal?

• Akbar

• Shah Jahan

• Cleopatra

• Julius Caesar