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2. Sources of History EXERCISE (PAGE NO 9) 1. Answer in one sentence. 1. In the past, what materials were used for writing? Ans; In the past, the potsherds,unbaked bricks,bhurja were used for wrting. 2. What information is obtained from Vedic literature? Ans: We get information about the History of ancient India for the period from 1500 BC onwards from the Vedic literature.  3. Which literature in preserved by oral tradition? Ans: Owis, folk songs, folk tales etc were preserved by oral tradition. 2. Classify the following sources as material, written and oral sources. Copper plates, folk tales,pottery,beads,travelogues,owis,inscriptions, Vedic literature, stupa,coin,Purans. Ans:

Std. 6 Geography Short Notes 2. Let us use the Graticule • The location of a place ,the extent of a region and the extent of any linear feature can be described precisely with the help of parallels and meridians. • While describing the location of a place, we need to consider only one parallel and one Meridian.        Ex.: Delhi is located at 28°36'50"N latitude and 77°12'3"E Longitude. • While describing the extent of a region we need to consider two parallels and two Meridians at the extreme of Australia is described as 10°30'S to 43°39'S latitude and 113° E to 153° E Longitude. • For describing the extent of linear features like a river, eoad etc. We need to consider the latitude and Longitude of their terminal points.