Class 10 MAHARASHTRA STATE TEXTBOOK BUREAU Solutions Social Studies Chapter 3 - Applied History

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1. Applied history: Applied History is a field of study in which learnings from past are applied to solve contemporary and future problems. It means that knowledge of the past can help us to find solutions to current socio-economic problems. Applied history is also known as public history.
2. Archives: These are places where old documents, official records, old films, etc are preserved and stored.

1. The history of technology helps in understanding the changes and their causes in the field of agricultural production, commodity production, architecture, engineering, etc. Knowledge of science and technology was very important at every step from the making of stone tools to agricultural production in the evolution of mankind. History of technology helps to understand the development of mechanisation and the mutual dependence between science and technology.
2. UNESCO is a global organization which aims at preserving the historical, cultural and natural sites in the world. UNESCO has announced some directives with the objective of promoting the cultural and natural heritage. On the basis of those directives list of sites and traditions are declared as 'World Heritage'.

1. Method of history useful in the research of science:
• The history of science helps us in understanding the chronological order of scientific discoveries, inventions and theories.
• It also helps us to understand the cause-effect chain that led to various discoveries and inventions.
• It is not possible to gain knowledge about science until and unless we know about its origin.
• For example, scientists studying earth sciences need to have complete knowledge about the history of earth and various physical processes that accompanied the formation of the earth.
2. Method of history useful in the research of arts:
• It is important to understand the development of any art form with the help of their styles of expression.
• Expressions in any art form can be understood with the help of cultural history
3. Method of history useful in the research of management studies:
• To understand various factors that are involved in the chain of production like means of production, human resources and processes of production, one need to know about such systems that existed in the past.
• Also, it is important to understand the psychological character of people working in an organisation to increase production.
• One also needs to know the history of social and economic institutions to support the industrial and commercial processes.
2. Correlating applied history with present:
• The visible and invisible relics of the past exist in the present. They represent the creative thoughts and traditions of our ancestors. It is our heritage.
• The history of our heritage links us with our origin. Hence it becomes necessary to preserve and conserve it for future.
• Applied history is concerned with the preservation and conservation of our heritage and make it accessible to people.
• Heritage management creates opportunities of employment. In brief, applied history can be described as understanding of our present with the help of history and finding right direction for the benefit of our future.
3. 10 solutions for preservation of the sources of history:
• Good care should be taken of historical monuments. One should not scribble on the walls of the heritage buildings.
• Various artefacts of history should be carefully preserved in museums.
• Preservation and development of heritage site should be handled without causing changes in its original state.
• Manuscripts and old historical documents should be properly stored in library and archives with proper cataloguing.
• Researchers should carefully handle manuscripts and documents.
• Awareness should be created among the people to strive towards preserving various sources of history.
• Education must be provided to children on how they should preserve the relics of the past.
• Monuments should be regularly renovated
• Avoid vandalising of historic and public places
• Chemicals may be applied on the required buildings to protect them from natural wearing and tearing.
4. Objectives can be fulfilled through the heritage projects:
• Preservation, conservation and development of heritage sites can be done without any change in its original state.
• The local social structure and psychology of the local people, challenges they face in the present situations and their expectations can be surveyed.
• While completing the process of conservation, preservation and development of heritage sites, precaution should be taken to avoid hurting the sentiments of the local people.
• Participation of local people in the project should be encouraged. Their skills and expertise should be used to create more employment opportunities for them.