2. SourceSources of History : Exercise (page no. 9)

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:

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