Class 6 Social Science Timeline and Sources of History

1. What is history?

πŸ‘‰ Study of the past

2. What are historians?

πŸ‘‰ People who study history

3. What is a timeline?

πŸ‘‰ Sequence of events in order

4. Why do we use timelines?

πŸ‘‰ To know when events happened

5. What are sources of history?

πŸ‘‰ Evidence about the past

6. Name the types of historical sources.

πŸ‘‰ Primary and Secondary

7. What is a primary source?

πŸ‘‰ Direct evidence from the past

8. Give examples of primary sources.

πŸ‘‰ Inscriptions, coins, tools, pottery

9. What is a secondary source?

πŸ‘‰ Information based on primary sources

10. Give examples of secondary sources.

πŸ‘‰ Books, biographies, articles

11. What are inscriptions?

πŸ‘‰ Writing on stone or metal

12. Why are coins important for history?

πŸ‘‰ Show rulers, economy, and culture

13. What are monuments?

πŸ‘‰ Structures built in the past

14. How do archaeologists study the past?

πŸ‘‰ Excavations and findings

15. What is oral tradition?

πŸ‘‰ Stories passed by word of mouth

16. Name an example of oral history.

πŸ‘‰ Folk tales and songs

17. How do historians verify sources?

πŸ‘‰ Cross-checking with other evidence

18. What is an artefact?

πŸ‘‰ Object made or used by humans

19. Give examples of artefacts.

πŸ‘‰ Tools, pottery, weapons

20. What is a fossil?

πŸ‘‰ Remains of plants or animals from the past

21. Why are fossils important?

πŸ‘‰ Tell us about past life and environment

22. What is chronology?

πŸ‘‰ Arrangement of events in time order

23. What is BCE?

πŸ‘‰ Before Common Era

24. What is CE?

πŸ‘‰ Common Era

25. How does a timeline help historians?

πŸ‘‰ Shows events in order and their relation

26. What is the importance of sources?

πŸ‘‰ Help reconstruct past accurately

27. What can coins tell us about history?

πŸ‘‰ Trade, rulers, and society

28. Why are monuments studied?

πŸ‘‰ To know art, culture, and architecture

29. Name two types of written sources.

πŸ‘‰ Inscriptions and manuscripts

30. Why is history important?

πŸ‘‰ Understand past and present