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1. The concept of history and heritageWhat do you find when you pull the word ‘Itihas’ apart? Itiho and as, and the first means heritage.
2. Definitions of history and the views of historiansFive historians, five definitions, two fathers. Can you tell who owns which?
3. Sources of history: written elementsWho wrote Arthashastra, and who were the three Chinese travellers to Bengal? Test your book and author pairs.
4. Sources of history: unwritten elementsCan a coin from the soil tell you about a king? Meet the unwritten witnesses of history.
5. Classification of historyThe history of an upazila and the history of trade: are they sorted by the same yardstick?
6. Subject matter of historyLaw, art, religion: which of them is history's business, and by what test?
7. Nature of historyWhy is it hard to divide history into ancient, medieval and modern periods by dates?
8. Scope of historyWas history ever only about politics? In the nineteenth century it was. What changed?
9. Necessity of studying historyThe past is over, so why study it? Check the book's five answers.

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