Chapter – 1 History What, Where, How and When * History: History is a chronological account of events as they took place in the past. * Why we should study History? (i) It tells us about our past. (ii) It gives us understanding about our ancient culture and lifestyle. (iii) It helps us to solve the problems of the present day. * Chronology of History:- (1) Historians use chronological sequence for a better understanding. Birth of Jesus Christ has been taken as year zero. (2) Any event before Christ is called Before Christ (BC) and any event after the birth of Jesus is called Anno Domini(AD). (3) Timeline of history is divided into three stages – prehistory, protohistory and history. * Where did people live:- (i) People lived near river valleys. This was because rivers provided water for all purposes. (ii) Traces of life were found near Sulaiman and Kirtar hills in North West. (iii) Traces of life ...