Answer Key - CW-HW - Chapter 2 - History and The Concept of Time - Module 3 - EVS 2 - STD V - 26!07!2021 To 30-07-2021
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mangala kalaiselviFR. AGNEL MULTIPURPOSE SCHOOL & JR.
COLLEGE
SECTOR 9A, VASHI
STANDARD: V SUBJECT: Answer Key EVS 2 Module No: 3
CHAPTER 2: HISTORY AND THE CONCEPT OF TIME
CW
I. Select the appropriate alternatives and complete the following statements:
1. The period of history goes back to the time of the birth of our __________.
(nation, lunar system, solar system)
2. ‘Shalivahan Shaka’ and ‘Vikram Samvat’ are two eras that are used in _________.
(Maharashtra, Gujarat, India)
3. A chain of events that follow one after the other is presented in a linear and serial manner in
___________ books. (history, mathematics, geography)
4. Carbon – 14 analysis and Tree- rings analysis are known as ____________ techniques.
(archaeological, dating, mathematical)
HW
I. Answer the following questions in brief:
Q1. What is historic period?
Ans: The historic period is the one for which written records are available by using the written
records, we can write history.
Q2. What is pre – historic period?
Ans: ‘Prehistory’ simply means before history. The pre – historic period is that period for which
no written records are available to write its history. Information is obtained from the evidence
buried under the ground with the help of scientific method.
II. Write a short note on the following:
1. Scientific methods of measuring time and establishing age. (Dating)
Ans: Dating of the events in the pre – historic period is undertaken with scientific methods.
The remains of material evidence buried under the ground are excavated. A rough estimate of
the period of excavated evidence can be formulated by using Carbon – 14 analysis and Tree –
rings analysis. Carbon -14 dating method was developed by Willard Libby.
• Complete Q4 on page 9 in your text book itself.
• Read about the Dating methods on page 11 from your textbook.
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