1. You have to interview an archaeologist. Prepare a list of five ques

1.	1. You have to interview an archaeologist. Prepare a list of five questions that you would like to ask her/him.2. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.3. Make a list of all objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?4. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?5. Describe at least 2 ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.
Answer» 1. The five questions would be: (i) Who was the first Indian archaeologist? (ii) What is the importance of symbols in archaeology? (iii) How do archaeologist determine the age of any finding such as pottery, etc. (iv) What are the various functions of archaeology? (v) How do archaeologists collect the data? 2. Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas, while inscriptions were engraved either on a stone surface or on bricks or metals. 3. The following objects were found by archaeologists: Tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins. Some of these objects may be made of stone, others of bone, baked clay or metal. Objects that are made of hard, imperishable substances usually survive for a long time. 4. Ordinary men and women did not keep a record of what they did because they did not know how to read and write. There was a specialized class of people called 'scribes' who recorded all the events. 5. Two ways in which the lives of kings are different from farmers: • Farmers had to work in their field while king's duty was to protect his citizen. • Kings fought battles and kept records of their victories while farmers led their ordinary life and they didn't keep any record.

1. You have to interview an archaeologist. Prepare a list of five questions that you would like to ask her/him.2. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.3. Make a list of all objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?4. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?5. Describe at least 2 ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.

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1. The five questions would be:

(i) Who was the first Indian archaeologist?

(ii) What is the importance of symbols in archaeology?

(iii) How do archaeologist determine the age of any finding such as pottery, etc.

(iv) What are the various functions of archaeology?

(v) How do archaeologists collect the data?

2. Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas, while inscriptions were engraved either on a stone surface or on bricks or metals.

3. The following objects were found by archaeologists: Tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins. Some of these objects may be made of stone, others of bone, baked clay or metal. Objects that are made of hard, imperishable substances usually survive for a long time.

4. Ordinary men and women did not keep a record of what they did because they did not know how to read and write. There was a specialized class of people called 'scribes' who recorded all the events.

5. Two ways in which the lives of kings are different from farmers:

• Farmers had to work in their field while king's duty was to protect his citizen.

• Kings fought battles and kept records of their victories while farmers led their ordinary life and they didn't keep any record.

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