MCQ History Chapter 1 Historiography : Development in the West Class 10 Maharashtra Board 1. What is the study of inscriptions called?EpigraphyNumismaticsGenealogyManuscriptologyQuestion 1 of 202. What is Historiography?Writing scientific theoriesWriting critical historical narrativesCollecting artefactsStudying languagesQuestion 2 of 203. What determines a historian’s style of writing?Personal beliefsConceptual frameworkPolitical influenceReligious viewsQuestion 3 of 204. Why can’t historians include every past event in their narratives?Lack of evidenceDependence on conceptual frameworkLimited writing skillsShortage of timeQuestion 4 of 205. How did ancient communities pass on stories of ancestors?Through digital recordsCave paintings and storytellingWritten booksScientific reportsQuestion 5 of 206. What are traditional means like cave paintings considered in modern historiography?Artistic expressionsSources of historyReligious symbolsPolitical recordsQuestion 6 of 207. Where can the tradition of recording historical events be traced back to?GreeceSumer civilizationRomeEgyptQuestion 7 of 208. What is the earliest inscription mentioned in the document?A Greek tabletA Sumerian battle recordAn Egyptian papyrusA Roman decreeQuestion 8 of 209. What does the earliest Sumerian inscription depict?A religious ceremonySoldiers marching with shieldsA trade agreementA royal coronationQuestion 9 of 2010. Where is the earliest Sumerian inscription displayed?British MuseumLouvre MuseumNational MuseumSmithsonian InstitutionQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the first characteristic of modern historiography?Focus on divine eventsBased on scientific principlesEmphasis on mythsIgnoring evidenceQuestion 11 of 2012. What does ‘anthropocentric’ mean in modern historiography?Focused on divine deedsCentered on human deedsRelated to natural eventsBased on fictional storiesQuestion 12 of 2013. How are answers supported in modern historiography?By mythsReliable evidencePersonal opinionsReligious textsQuestion 13 of 2014. What does modern historiography present?A divine planA graph of mankind’s journeyA fictional narrativeA religious timelineQuestion 14 of 2015. Who is considered the first to use the term ‘History’?VoltaireHerodotusHegelKarl MarxQuestion 15 of 2016. In which century did Herodotus live?3rd century B.C.E.5th century B.C.E.7th century C.E.18th century C.E.Question 16 of 2017. What belief emerged in Europe by the 18th century regarding historical studies?Divine focus was essentialScientific methods could be appliedMyths were reliableHistory was irrelevantQuestion 17 of 2018. Which university first had an independent history department?Oxford UniversityGottingen UniversityHarvard UniversitySorbonne UniversityQuestion 18 of 2019. In which year was Gottingen University founded?1694173717701818Question 19 of 2020. Who insisted on verifying historical documents critically?VoltaireRené DescartesLeopold von RankéKarl MarxQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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