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Sources Of Indian History (1) Flashcards

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What are primary sources

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A source provided by someone with First hand experience or contemporary account of an event

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What are secondary sources

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A source that was created later by someone that did not experience the event first hand

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Classification of sources based on their nature

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Literary
Archeological

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Classify literary sources

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Based on author: primary and secondary
Based on origin: indigenous and foreign

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How many types indigenous literary sources known?

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Namely 4: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and Tamil

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Classifications of Sanskrit literary sources

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8 Types: Religious texts, philosophical texts, scientific texts, grammar texts, texts on law, texts on Polity, plays, historical biography

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How many types of Religious Sanskrit Texts and what were they?

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Three types:
1. Vedas -> Throw light on Vedic Life
2. Epics -> Different types of Narrative and Didactics
3. Puranas -> Dynastic and Domestic Histories and Different Religions and their Knowledge

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How many well known scientific Sanskrit texts

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4
Charaka Samhita -> Medicine
Shusruta Samhita -> Surgery
Writings of Aryabhatta -> Mathematics
Writings of Varahamira -> Astronomy

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Which were the first and second texts written on grammar, in what language and what era?

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Written in Sanskrit

First text on Grammar was Ashtadhyayi by Panini written during pre Mauryan age

Second text on grammar was Vartika by Katyayana during Mauryan Period

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Name the Sanskrit literary texts on law

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Written during pre-Mauryan period

Dharmasutra - First Sanskrit Text on Law written during Pre Mauryan Period

Dharmshastra - (Dharmasutra + Smritis) Law, Duties, Rights, Roles related to Properties, punishments

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Which was the Text based on polity used as a Sanskrit Literary source
And belongs to which period

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Arthashastra by Kautilya
Written during Mauryan Period
Presenting Mauryan Politico Administrative system

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Name play writers of Ancient India

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Ashvaghosta
Kalidas
Surdas
Bhavabhuti

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Historical Biography belonging to Ancient India

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Harshacharita by Banabhatta about Harshavardhan

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Which language is associated with Buddhist Literary Sources

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Pali

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Which Language is associated with Jainism and it’s propagation

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Prakrit

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Texts relating to Sangam Age are in which Language

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Tamil

17
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Who wrote the Latin Book “Natural History”

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Pliny

18
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Describe “Natural History” by Pliny

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Belonging to 100 CE
Written in Latin
Explains about Economic life of India
And trade between India and Mediterranean

19
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Who wrote the Greek book “Periplus of Erythnea”

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William H Schoff

20
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Describe the book “Periplus of Erythnea”

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Written in Greek during 100 CE
Describes Navigation and Trading Opportunities from Roman-Egyptian Ports

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Who wrote the book “Geographica” during 100 CE

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Strabo

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Describe “Geographica” by Strabo

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Written in Greek during 100 CE
Presents knowledge about Geography, Ports, Trades and Economic Life

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Who wrote the book “Geography” during 200 CE

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Ptolemy

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Describe “Geography” by Ptolemy

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Written in Greek during 200 CE
Presents knowledge about Geography, Ports, Trades and Economic Life

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Who wrote the Greek book “Indica”

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Megasthenes

26
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Describe “Indica” by Megasthenes

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Written in Greek during 3rd Century
Talks about Socio-Economic life during Mauryan Period

27
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Describe the Writing of Fa Hien

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Written during 5th Century in Chinese
About Socio-Economic Cultural Life in Gupta Age

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Describe the writings of Hieun Tsang

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Written in Chinese during 7th Century
About Harsha and life during his time

29
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Describe the writings of I Tsang

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Written in Chinese during 7th Century
About Life during Post Gupta Age

30
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Describe the writings of Sulaiman-Al-Tajir

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Written in Arab during 9th Century
Mentions Palas and Pratiharas as ruling and Conflicting houses in North India

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Describe the writings of Al-Masudi

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Written in Arab during 10th Century
Talks about Rashtrakutas, a major power in Deccan India
And about the tri-partite Struggle(Kannauj Triangle War) between Rashtrakutas, Palas and Pratiharas

32
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Categorise Archaeological Sources

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Coins, Inscriptions, remains and structures

33
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Earliest inscription found (not deciphered)

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From Indus Valley Civilisation

34
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First deciphered inscription

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India-Ashokan Inscriptions from Mauryan Age

35
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First Deciphered inscription of Cuneiform Script (Logo based language)

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Iranian Scripts of 6th Century

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