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Understanding History

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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?

  • Modern history
  • Cultural heritage
  • Prehistory (correct)
  • Ancient history

    • How does history differ from myth?

  • Myth is older than history
  • Myth has no cultural significance
  • History is supported by verifiable evidence (correct)
  • History is based on speculation

    • What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Fictional stories
  • Only written documents
  • Oral accounts and art only
  • Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)

    • What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?

    <p>Narrative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do historians debate about the nature of history?

    <p>The significance of different causes and effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent?

    <p>Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish?

    <p>Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the Vedic Period (1500–500 BCE)?

    <p>The composition of large collections of hymns (Vedas)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led to the scattering of the population of the Indus Valley from large urban centres to villages?

    <p>Persistent drought early in the second millennium BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire?

    <p>Chandragupta Maurya</p> Signup and view all the answers

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