Chapter 4 Timeline and Sources of History Very Short Question

Very Short Question Answers: Timeline and Sources of History

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1: Who studies the physical features of the Earth?
Ans: Geologists.

Q2: What do palaeontologists study?
Ans: Fossils of plants, animals, and humans.

Q3: Which calendar is most widely used today?
Ans: The Gregorian calendar.

Q4: What does ‘AD’ stand for?
Ans: Anno Domini, meaning “in the year of our Lord.”

Q5: What is a timeline used for?
Ans: To show important events in chronological order.

Q6: How many years are in a century?
Ans: 100 years.

Q7: What is a millennium?
Ans: A period of 1,000 years.

Q8: What is a panchanga?
Ans: A traditional Indian calendar that tracks celestial events.

Q9: What does BCE stand for?
Ans: Before Common Era.

Q10: What years does the 21st century CE cover?
Ans: 2001 to 2100.

Q11: What is history?
Ans: The study of the human past.

Q12: Who studies ancient artifacts?
Ans: Archaeologists.

Q13: What did early humans use to make their lives easier?
Ans: Tools like stone axes and arrowheads.

Q14: What period is known as the Ice Age?
Ans: A time when much of the Earth was covered with ice.

Q15: How did communities change after the Ice Age?
Ans: People began to settle down and grow crops.

Q16: What role did chieftains play in early communities?
Ans: They took care of the people and organized the community.

Q17: What is a source of history?
Ans: A place, person, text, or object providing information about the past.

Q18: What scientific method helps in studying ancient people?
Ans: Genetics.

Q19: What is an epigraphist?
Ans: A person who studies ancient inscriptions.

Q20: What did early humans communicate with?
Ans: Languages that are no longer known.