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Published on: 31/08/2019
On the Trail of the Earliest People
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1.
You live in a rock shelter like the one about 12,000 years ago. Your uncle is painting one of the inner walls of the cave and you want to help him. Will you mix the colours, draw the lines, fill in the colours? What are the stories he might tell you?
2.
How do we know about these people?
3.
List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire. Would you use fire for any of these purposes today?
4.
If you had to describe the place you live in, which of the terms would you choose?
Habitation
Factory
Habitation-cum-factory
Any other
5.
Traces of ash have been found in
Hunsgi
Mumbai
Kurnool
Bhimbetka
6.
Edible plants are
poisonous
non-poisonous
tool making plants
used in making huts
7.
How do you come to school?
8.
Why did the people choose to live in natural caves?
9.
How was wood used in the past?
10.
Answer the questions based on the picture given below:

(i) Where are the above sites located?
(ii) Bhimbetka is located in which state?
(iii) Which valley is closer to these rock shelters?
11.
What were the major changes in the climate of the world, around 12,000 years ago?
12.
Many rivers and lakes are ______ others are seasonal.
13.
In the state of _______ Patne is known for egg shells of ostrich.
14.
Wood was also used to make huts and tools.
15.
Traces of ash suggest that people were familier with the use of fire.
16.
Grains such as wheat and rice grew naturally.
1.
I shall mix colours for him. My uncle would be telling me about his hunting activities at that time.
2.
We know about these people from the observations of archaelogi who have found some of the things hunter gatherers made and used.
3.
The hunter-gatherers used fire for the purposes like:
(i) as a source of light.
(ii) to cook meat.
(iii) to scare wild animals Yes, fire is still in use as a source of light in villages and as well as in cooking food.
4.
(c)
Habitation-cum-factory
5.
(c)
Kurnool
6.
(b)
non-poisonous
7.
( )
I come to my school by school bus.
8.
( )
People chose to live in natural caves because it provided shelter from the rain, heat and wind.
9.
( )
Wood was used as firewood. It was also used to make huts and tools.
10.
(i) These sites are located in Bhimbetka.
(ii) Bhimbetka is located in Madhya Pradesh.
(iii) The Narmada Valley is close to these rock shelters.
11.
There were major changes in the climate of the world. Climate became relatively warm than the past. This warm condition led to some major changes:
(i) There was development of grasslands in many areas. As a result, the number of animals, which survived on grass, was increased. These animals were deer, antelope, goat, sheep and cattle.
(ii) This increasing number of animals helped people to start thinking about herding and rearing of these animals. Fishing became important.
(iii) At that time, several grains bearing grasses like wheat, barley, rice grew naturally and men became aware about where these grew and when they ripened. These grains were collected by men, women and children and they started thinking about growing these plants on their own.
12.
( )
perennial
13.
( )
Maharashtra
14.
(a)
15.
(a)
16.
(a)
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