What is prehistory

1-What is prehistory?

Ans: prehistory is the study of history when people do not know to read and write.

2-What are the main sources of history?

Ans:The main sources of the history are archaeological (monuments, object, and inscription and edict)and literary (manuscript and literatures). 

3-What are monuments?

Ans: monuments are old building, forts, palace temples, or tomb, built by different rulers they are useful sources of information which help us to under stand more about an era or rulers.   

4-What is manuscript?

Ans: A manuscript is a hand written record of information  .this could be in the form  of a letter on leaves and bark of trees or scrolls. 

5-What information do we get from the coins?

Ans : coins contain legends an d inscription giving archaeologists details about the names of rulers  and the period of the reign.

6-What is history? How does the study of history help me?

Ans: history is the study of the past, the study of history helps us to know the people and lifestyles, customs and traditions festival and other important information of the past. It also helps to un fold 

7-What is archaeology? Give two examples of archaeological sources?

Ans: Archaeology is the study of past cultures and how people lived, based on the material remains left by people long ago. Two examples of archeological sources are monument and object. they are reliable sources of information as they were written during the religion of king and most them a still interact to day.  

 

8-What are inscription? Why are they reliable sources of information?

Inscriptions refer  to writing  and texts carved on solid object like pillars, wall of temple ,forts,caves,palaces,stone or copper tablet etc .they are reliable sources of information as they were

Ans:9-Why are accounts of foregain  travels important to us?

Ans:Account of foreign travelers are important to us because

They give information about lifestyles of people and the society they give information about political and economic condition they

They also describe religion practices beliefs.