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- Q1What types of sources did historians rely on for information during the period of roughly 700 to 1750?Telepathic communication and time travelNewspapers, magazines, and television broadcastsSculptures, pottery, paintings, and oral traditionsCoins, inscriptions, architecture, and textual recordsDNA analysis, satellite imaging, and photographs30s
- Q2Why are manuscripts difficult for historians to use?They were written on fragile materials that decayed over timeThey were often destroyed and lost over the centuriesThey were copied by hand and introduced small changes over timeThey were heavily censored and altered by rulersThey were written in languages that are no longer understood30s
- Q3What gradually became cheaper and more widely available during the period of roughly 700 to 1750?Printing pressQuillsParchmentPaperInk30s
- Q4What is one reason why it is challenging for historians to find the original manuscript of an author?There was no printing press, so manuscripts were copied by handHistorians did not value original manuscriptsOriginal manuscripts were intentionally destroyedThe original manuscripts were too fragile to surviveManuscripts were written in rare and indecipherable languages30s
- Q5What are some types of records and documents that historians relied on during the period from roughly 700 to 1750?Blueprints, engineering diagrams, and scientific studiesHoly texts, chronicles of rulers, letters and teachings of saints, petitions and judicial records, and registers of accounts and taxesDiaries, personal journals, and memoirsPhotographs, newspaper clippings, and government reportsSpeeches, interviews, and audio recordings30s
- Q6What did historians rely on to learn about rulers and dynasties during the period of the Gupta dynasty and Harshavardhana?Artifacts and relicsDNA analysis and genetic studiesOral traditions and folkloreRadio and television broadcastsCoins, inscriptions, architecture, and textual records30s
- Q7In the absence of a printing press, how were manuscripts copied during the period from roughly 700 to 1750?By using photocopiersBy using computersBy using printing pressesBy using typewritersBy hand30s
- Q8Why is it difficult for historians to reconstruct the original works of authors based on manuscripts?The originals were destroyed over timeThe manuscripts were written in an unknown languageThe manuscripts were too fragile to surviveThe authors intentionally altered their own worksSmall changes were introduced during the process of copying30s
- Q9Which of the following were commonly collected by wealthy people, rulers, monasteries, and temples during the period from roughly 700 to 1750?NewspapersArtifactsManuscriptsAudio recordingsPhotographs30s