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Let's Know the History

Gujarat Board · Class 6 · Social Science

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What is History and Why Do We Study It?

  • Social Science gives us information about the social world of human beings — including Geography, Economics, Social conditions, Political activities and organizations.
  • History gives us information about the PAST of human society.
  • Other social science subjects tell us about the present, while History connects the past with the present.
2

Tools and Resources to Know History

  • There are five major tools or sources to know history: Tadpatra (Palm Leaves), Bhojpatra (Birch Bark), Inscriptions (Stone and Metal), Copper Plates (Tamrapatra), and Coins.
  • TADPATRA: Manuscripts written on leaves of palm trees. They contain texts in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil. Poems, dramas, stories, and epics were also written on Tadpatra.
  • BHOJPATRA: Manuscripts written on the thin inner bark of the birch tree found in the Himalayas. These are preserved in temples and monasteries.
3

Archaeologists, Historians, and Travellers

  • Archaeologists are scholars who study the past by excavating (digging) ancient places.
  • During excavations, archaeologists find houses, coins, bricks, stones, tools, food samples, and bones of humans and animals.
  • They study these objects to understand the culture and life of people of that time.
4

Name of Our Country — India and Bharat

  • Our country has two names: INDIA and BHARAT.
  • The word 'INDIA' is derived from the word 'Indus'. In Sanskrit, the Indus river is called 'Sindhu'.
  • People of ancient Iran called the Indus river 'Hindos'. People of ancient Greece called it 'Indus'.

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History is the study of humanIn ancient timesKings and important people carved theirText engraved on copper sheetsCoins from ancient times tell us

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Key topics in Let's Know the History include Chapter Overview: Let's Know the History, Sources to Know History – Complete Overview, Tools and Sources to Know History. These are the concepts Gujarat Board Class 6 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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