What, Where, How & When

People lived along the banks of this river many many years ago.

• Tapi
• Narmada

These are the areas where people first began to grow wheat and barley.

• Ganga valley
• Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

Rice was first grown here.

• North of the Himalayas

• North of the Vindhyas

In ancient times kingdoms emerged along the banks of this river.

• Ganga
• Godavari

The word India comes from the word Indus also called Sindhu in

• Sanskrit
• German

The earliest composition in Sanskrit is the

• Gir Veda
• Rig Veda

The earliest composition in Sanskrit is the

• Gir Veda
• Rig Veda

Books that were written long time ago are called manuscripts because they were

• printed

• written by hand

Inscriptions are written on

• stone and metal
• straw

She/he studies the past by referring to information found in manuscripts, inscriptions or sites. She / he is 

• an archaeologist
• a historian