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Sources of History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sources of history can be divided into ___________ parts.

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

2.

Toys, jewelry and seals made in the past are literary sources of history.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Symbols of kings and Gods were punched on ________ in earlier times.

a)

Toys

b)

Coins

c)

Pottery

4.

The study of buildings and objects made in the past is called __________

a)

archaeology

b)

archcologi

c)

archaeological sources

5.

Historical sources are kept in

a)

museums

b)

stores

c)

market

6.

Literary sources refer to written records that tell us about people and events of the past.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

We should Not respect and preserve our historical resources.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Archaeological sources are

a)

monuments

b)

artefacts

c)

inscriptions

d)

all of the above

9.

........................ is an example of the autobiography of the Mughal Emperor.

a)

Akburnama

b)

Baburnama

c)

Rajatarangini

10.

Identify which sources of history is shown in the picture above.

a)

Fossils

b)

Artefacts

c)

Newspapers

d)

Buildings

11.

Identify which sources of history is shown in the picture above.

a)

Myths

b)

Buildings

c)

Monuments

12.

History is the study of the ----------

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Future

13.

Who are historians?

a)

People who study history

b)

People who make history

c)

People who study science

d)

People who make science

14.

All of these are types of written sources except...

a)

Newspapers

b)

Personal letters

c)

Books

d)

Oral songs

15.

Pottery is an example of archaeological sources.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The autobiographies and biographies are important Literary sources of history. They are..

a)

religious texts

b)

non-religious texts

17.

A historian depends on both archaeological and literary sources to understand the past.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Writing on walls, caves and wooden or clay tablets are called..

a)

artefacts

b)

inscriptions

c)

monuments

d)

oral sources

19.

Literary sources refer to written records that tell us about people and events of the past.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Mahabharata, Bible, Quran are _________texts written in the past.

a)

religious

b)

non-religious