Class 6 Social Science — Chapter 4: Timeline and Sources of History
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What you'll learn
- ▸The Concept of History
- ▸Experts Who Study the Past
- ▸Measuring Historical Time (BCE/CE)
- ▸Using Timelines in History
- ▸Calculating Time Spans Across Eras
- ▸Longer Durations of Time
- ▸Traditional Indian Calendars
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Timeline and Sources of History CHAPTER 4 History is "an unending dialogue between the present and the past ... between the society of today and the society of yesterday. ... We can fully understand the present only in the light of the past." — E.H. Carr © NCERT not to be republished National Museum, New Delhi. Such museums preserve objects from the past, such as statues, coins and ornaments, all of which help us understand our history. The Big Questions 1. How do we measure historical time? 2. How can various sources help us understand history? 3. How did early humans live? Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 2 --- How Do We Learn About the Past? THINK ABOUT IT * What is the earliest memory you can recollect? Do you remember how old you were at that time? Those memories together are a part of your past, maybe going five or six years back. * How do you think understanding the past…
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Did you know?
- 💡 The Earth is about 4.54 billion years old.
- 💡 Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 160 million years.
- 💡 The oldest known calendar is over 10,000 years old.
- 💡 Archaeologists once found a 5,000-year-old chewing gum.
- 💡 A single human lifetime is less than one millionth of Earth's history.
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