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Worksheet 3 Subject: Social Science-History Topic: Reconstructing History STD.: VI

The document provides three sources that can help historians reconstruct history: 1) The Mandkila Tal inscription reveals details about the prosperity of an ancient town and construction of early Vishnu temples, helping historians understand settlements and religion. 2) The Harshacharita literary work describes daily life and economic activities in a 7th century village, providing important social and economic context. 3) Coins from ancient India contain information such as ruler names and portraits that can help date events and characterize historical figures and states.

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Worksheet 3 Subject: Social Science-History Topic: Reconstructing History STD.: VI

The document provides three sources that can help historians reconstruct history: 1) The Mandkila Tal inscription reveals details about the prosperity of an ancient town and construction of early Vishnu temples, helping historians understand settlements and religion. 2) The Harshacharita literary work describes daily life and economic activities in a 7th century village, providing important social and economic context. 3) Coins from ancient India contain information such as ruler names and portraits that can help date events and characterize historical figures and states.

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WORKSHEET 3

Subject: Social Science- History Topic: Reconstructing History Std.: VI

1. Read the given sources and answer the following questions.


Source A

Mandkila Tal inscription

The Mandkila Tal inscription reveals that prosperity of Nagar (a town in Rajasthan) which was
anciently known as Malava-nagara. The first Vishnu temple, according to the inscription, was
built by Nagahari, a rich merchant on the bank of a tank known as Vaidya-tadaga. The
inscription was issued by Nandana, fourth in descent from Nagahari, who either built a new
temple or refurbished the old one and enshrined therein images of the gods Vishnu, Harihara
and Surya, who are invoked in the initial verses. The poet who composed this ornate
inscription is high flown Sanskrit verses is stated to be a descendent of the famous author
Bana, court poet of king Harshavardhana (early seventh Century A.D.). The existing temple is
a modern structure enshrining old images.
Do you think the above inscription will help historians to reconstruct history? How?
Refer textbook page no. 4
Source B
The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kanauj composed in
Sanskrit by his court poet, Banabhatta (c. seventh century CE). This is an excerpt from the
text, it tells us about the life in a settlement on the outskirts of a forest in the Vindhyas:

‘The outskirts being for the most part forest, many parcels of rice-land, threshing ground and
arable land were being apportioned by small farmers … it was mainly spade culture … owing
to the difficulty of ploughing the sparsely scattered fields covered with grass, with their few
clear spaces, their black soil stiff as black iron … There were people moving along with
bundles of bark … countless sacks of plucked flowers, … loads of flax and hemp bundles,

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quantities of honey, peacocks’ tail feathers, wreaths of wax, logs, and grass. Village people
hastened en route for neighbouring villages, all intent on thoughts of sale and bearing on
their heads baskets filled with various gathered forest fruits.’
The above descriptions help us understand the life of people during the ancient period. In
this context, evaluate the importance secular literary sources towards decoding the ancient
Indian history.
Refer textbook page no. 6-7
Source C

How will these coins help historians reconstruct the history of ancient India?
Refer textbook page no. 5
2. Fun time
To help me remember the archaeological sources, I use the following Mnemonic;
I always move forward courageously.
Inscriptions artefacts monuments fossils coins.
Create a mnemonic of your own to remember the archeological and the literary sources.

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