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Why Study History?

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WHAT, WHERE, HOW AND WHEN?

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ON THE TRAIL OF THE EARLIEST PEOPLE

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FROM GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

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IN THE EARLIEST CITIES

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WHAT BOOKS AND BURIALS TELL US

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KINGDOMS, KINGS AND AN EARLY REPUBLIC

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NEW QUESTIONS AND IDEAS

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ASHOKA, THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR

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VITAL VILLAGES, THRIVING TOWNS

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TRADERS, KINGS AND PILGRIMS

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NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS

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BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS AND BOOKS

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IN THIS BOOK
LOOK OUT FOR THESE

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You will find that each chapter is introduced by a
young girl or a boy.
Each chapter is divided into sections. Read, discuss
and understand each section before proceeding to
the next.

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Some chapters contain definitions.

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Many chapters contain a portion from a source,
clues from which historians write history. Read
these carefully, and discuss the questions they
contain.

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Many of our sources are visual. Each illustration
has a story to tell.

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You will also find maps. Look at these and try to
locate the places mentioned in the lessons.

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Many chapters contain boxes with interesting,
additional information.

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All chapters end with a section titled Elsewhere.
This tells you about something that was happening
in another part of the world.

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At the end of each chapter, you will find a list of
keywords. These are to remind you of important
ideas/ themes introduced in the lesson.

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You will also find some dates listed at the end of
each chapter.

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In each chapter there are intext questions and
activities that are highlighted. Spend some time
discussing these as you go along.

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And there is a small section titled Imagine. This is
your chance to go back into the past and figure out
what life would have been like.

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You will also find three kinds of activities listed at
the end of each chapter — Let’s recall, Let’s discuss

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Definitions

Source

Additional
information

Elsewhere

KEYWORDS

SOME IMPORTANT

DATES
Imagine
Let’s recall

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Let’s discuss
Let’s do

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