alleryA place, person, text or object that tells us about the past is called a what?
AHistorical era
BHistorical unit
CHistorical source
DHistorical marker
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Historical source
1. Recall the idea: What Are the Sources of History?.
2. The source says: "A place, person, text or an object from which we gather".
3. Historical source is correct. Era means a distinct period of time; the other terms are not used for sources of history.
_Source: NCERT Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 4 Timeline and Sources of History, "What Are the Sources of History?"_
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