1. What is History?
Complete textbook exercise solutions — Maharashtra State Board (Balbharati), Grade Five Environmental Studies Part 2.
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(a) The science that tries to understand past events is called history.
(b) History is not written solely on the basis of imagination.
(a) What is the scientific method?
The method of using a number of different tests to determine whether the evidence is reliable is called the scientific method.
(b) Of which action is India's Independence the result?
India's Independence is the result of the Indian people's struggle for Independence against the British government.
(a) Why is history considered to be a scientific discipline?
History is considered a scientific discipline because it uses the scientific method at every stage. It uses scientific methods while looking for and collecting evidence, examining the evidence, and while putting it together. History is never written solely on the basis of imagination.
(b) What is it that puts obstacles in the way of village development?
If the people of a village cannot come together and help one another, it puts obstacles in the way of the village's development.
Note: You can also fill in the blank with "of a state", "of a city", or "of the earth" as mentioned in the chapter text.
Sources of history: coins, letters, forts, traditional songs, pots, copper plates, old structures, stone inscriptions, folk songs, pillars, biographies, rock-cut caves, folk tales.
| Material | Written | Oral |
|---|---|---|
| coins | letters | traditional songs |
| forts | copper plates | folk songs |
| pots | stone inscriptions | folk tales |
| old structures | biographies | |
| pillars | ||
| rock-cut caves |