Question

The period with written records is known as _________.
A.Pre-historic period
B.Historic period
C.Medieval period
D.Paleolithic period

Answer 1

Hint: It refers to the period in which historians depended on written records as well as archaeological evidence. This period begins with the advent of writing.

Complete Answer: Historians depend on written records and archaeological evidence present at the sites to understand more and more about human history and existence. They use all of these resources to divide the entire human existence into five main historical eras or categories which are Prehistory, Classical era,the Early Modern, Middle Age and the Modern era.
History is a word borrowed from Greek mythology. Historia means inquiry or knowledge that I acquired by investigation. "History" is considered as an umbrella term that relates to organization, presentation, collection and information about these events. History is not a myth but something that is supported by facts and evidence. The study of history ranges over a large spectrum of topics. There's a Greek historian Herodotus who is known as the 'father of history' and 'father of lies'.
Historic period starts along with the advent of writing. The period which is before the advent of writing is called prehistory. In India, writing was introduced at the time of the Harappan period, anyhow the script is yet to be deciphered. Thus, the period is referred to as the proto-historic period.
There are 3 types of history sources, material source, written source and oral source.
Hence, it is clearly justified that Option B is the right answer.

Note: There are six types of history-
1) Political history: it is basically the narration of how political matters evolved along the time.
2) Cultural history: this is a part of history which deals with cultures and traditions and how they are interpreted in the modern world.
3) Economic history: this branch of history deals with the economy and all the economical phenomena of the past.
4) Intellectual history: it is the study of ideas and the ideals carried in the past.
5) Social history: it is the branch that deals with the societal norms followed by our ancestors.
6) Diplomatic history: it focuses on the international relation between the nations.