(i) Habitation sites were the places where people lived. For example, rock and cave shelters.
(ii) People choose these natural caves for habitation because they provided protection from rain, sun and wind.
(iii) These rock and cave shelters are found in the Vindhyas.
(iv) These rock shelters are close to the Narmada valley.

Humans invented stone tools to assist them in their day to day activities.
(i) These tools were used to cut meat and bones from the dead body of an animal and also to scrape bark and animal skin.
(ii) They were also used as weapons (arrowheads and spears), made after sharpening stones into desired shapes.
(iii) Stone tools were handy in chopping wood which was used as firewood, and also to make huts.

The greatest invention of the early man was perhaps the stone tools. They had sharp edges on one side and later, these tools had wooden handles.

These paintings were done on ceremonial occasions. They were made of special rituals performed by hunters before they went in search of prey.

The beads could have been used for making ornaments and jewelleries.

(i) The Mesolithic period, also referred to as the Middle Stone Age, witnessed environmental changes like the melting of glaciers and their replacement by thick forests.
(ii) This period stretches from 12,000 years ago till about 10,000 years ago.
(iii) The people of this period used small tools called microliths, such as spearheads and arrow heads.
(iv) Probably, agriculture was also practiced to some extent.
(v) Domestication of animals, most importantly of dogs, started.

The major developments of the Neolithic age are :
(i) Growing crops and domesticating animals.
(ii) Use of polished stone tools and weapons.
(iii) The art of making pottery and making painted potteries.
(iv) Practice of the burying the dead along with pottery, weapon, food and drink.
(v) Invention of the wheel.

(i) The rock shelters of Bhimbetka are decorated with picture writings, depicting the life and times of pre-historic cave dwellers.
(ii) These paintings mirror the difficulties of the native man's struggle with life and also his accomplishments.
(iii)These paintings also show wild animals drawn with great accuracy.
(iv) Religious symbols those were popular with these pre-historic artists also adorn the walls of these shelters.
(v) The paintings are often superimposed, which reveal that the surfaces were used by different people at different times.

The reasons behind the movement moving of hunters-gatherers are:
(i) If they stayed at one place for a long time, they would have eaten up all the available plant and animal resources. Therefore, they had to move elsewhere in search of food.
(ii) Animals move from place to place - either in search of smaller prey or in the case of deer and wild cattle, in search of grass and leaves. That is why, those who hunted them had to follow their movements.
(iii) Plants and trees bear fruit in different seasons. So, people may have moved from season to season in search of different kinds of plants.
(iv) People, plants and animals need water to survive. People living on river banks had to go in search of water during the dry seasons as some rivers are seasonal while others are perennial (with water throughout the year).

(i) These sites are located in Bhimbetka.
(ii) Bhimbetka is located in Madhya Pradesh.
(iii) The Narmada Valley is close to these rock shelters.