CG SCERT Chhattisgarh State Board Class 6 Social Science (History) Chapter 2 Early Man Exercises Questions and Answers.
(I)
(1) Tools were made more useful by typing them to _________
Ans: – Wood or bone
(2) Caves of singhanpur are situated in ____________ District.
Ans: – Raigarh
(3) In India agriculture had started ______ thousands years ago.
Ans: – Five or six
(4) ________ was the first animal domesticated by the early peolple.
Ans: – Dog
(II)
(1) What problems would the early man have faced if he had settled at one place?
Ans: – If the country man had settled at one place then they had to face the food problem, because when fruits, roots, pet etc. would finish in the forest they could not move another place.
(2) Of which materials were the tools of the early people made?
Ans: – The tools of the early people were made of stones and bones of animals.
(3) How can we know about the life of the early people?
Ans: – The study of their life style helps us in knowing the life of the early man. Besides this, several things have been found from excavations like stone tools and weapons made out of bones of animals etc. Even today we can see several pictures on the walls of the caves which were made thousands of years ago. All these help us to thousands the life of the early man.
(4) What are the speciality of the rock paintings found in Chattisgarh?
Ans: – These are colourful drawings of eligators, lizards and other animals. Human figures and several other line drawing can be seen to. Hunting of animals is also depicted. Sketches like that of a ladder are also seen. These are the speciality of the rock paintings found in Chattisgarh.
(5) How were the early people benefitted by domestication of animals?
Ans: – Dog was the first domestic animal of the early people. Dogs would eat the left over food, so there is no need to arrange extra food for them. They would help in hunting. After this other animals like sheep, goats and cows were also domesticated. From these animals early man would get milk.
(6) Why did the people had to settle at one place after they started farming?
Ans: – The people had to settle at one place after they started farming because sowing and harvesting would take quite some time. People had to work on the fields and take care of the crops. When harvesting would be over they needed to store it for future use also. So people started buildings houses and settling down near their fields.
(7) Why did the agriculturists worship earth as mother goddess?
Ans: – The agriculturists worshipped earth as mother goddess because they considered it to have super natural powers. To please these power they performed poojas, songs and dances and scarified animals.