Studying the Past: Methods and Sources
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What can we find out about the past from the text?

  • The latest fashion trends
  • The names of famous rulers
  • Popular television shows
  • The types of houses people lived in (correct)

What type of people's lives can we find out about from the text?

  • Pilots and astronauts
  • Chefs and waiters
  • Hunters, herders, and farmers (correct)
  • Politicians and lawyers

Where have people lived for several hundred thousand years according to the text?

  • On remote islands
  • Along the banks of the river Narmada (correct)
  • In underground caves
  • In high-rise apartment buildings

What were some of the earliest people skilled at according to the text?

<p>Gathering food from the forest (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what surroundings did the earliest people live according to the text?

<p>The surrounding forests (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of activities can we find out about from the text?

<p>Playing traditional games and singing songs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the areas where women and men first began to grow crops like wheat and barley?

<p>Sulaiman hills and Kirthar hills (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were some of the areas where agriculture developed according to the text?

<p>Garo hills and Vindhyas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did rice was first grown according to the text?

<p>North of the Vindhyas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did some of the earliest cities flourish about 4700 years ago?

<p>Banks of the Indus and its tributaries (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the area known as Magadha located in ancient times?

<p>South of the Ganga (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did kingdoms set up throughout the subcontinent according to the text?

<p>In other parts of the country (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What made journeys dangerous at times according to the text?

<p>Hills and high mountains including the Himalayas, deserts, rivers and seas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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