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Class -6
Social Science
Chapter 2: From Hunting -Gathering to Growing Food F.M.30
Section -A
Q1. Write True or False: (1X5=5)
i.) People who lived two million years ago were called hunter gatherers.
ii.) Palaeolithic means new Stone Age.
iii.) Around 12000 years ago, there were major changes in the climate of the world.
iv.) Mehrgarh is located in a fertile plain near the Bolan Pass
v.) The early men believed in life after death.
Q2. Fill in the blanks: (1X5=5)
i.) In _____ we find remains of square or rectangular houses.
ii.) People built pit-houses in ______.
iii.) Rock paintings are found in caves of __________.
iv.)____ was first animal tamed by early men.
v.) __________ started around 12000 years ago.
Section – B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Questions: – (1X6=6)
i.) What are microliths?
ii.) Define Neolithic age.
iii.) Which animals were tamed by the earliest men?
iv.) What is Domestication?
v.) Why the early men reared animals?
vi.) Which tools were excavated in Burzahom?
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions: – (2X3=6)
i) When and how was the fire discovered?
ii) What were the uses of stone tools?
Section: D
Q5 Long Answer Type Questions: – (2X2=4)
i) Give detailed reasons about why hunter-gatherers moved from one place to another.
ii.) Discuss the three stages of Stone Age.
Section: E
Q 6. Look at the picture and answer the following questions: – (1X4=4)
i.) Who are the people shown in the picture?
ii.) What activities are they doing?
iii.) Which animals are seen in the picture?
iv.) What weapons are they using?
Section -A
Q1.) Write True or False
i.) True
ii.) False
iii.) True
iv.) True
v.) True
Q2.) Fill in the blanks
i.) Mehrgarh
ii.) Burzahom
iii.) Bhimbetka
iv.) Dog
v.) Domestication
Section – B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Questions: –
i.) The stone tools which were developed by the early men during Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age is called Microliths.
ii.) The stone age which developed 10,000 years ago is called Neolithic age. Neo means new and lithic means stone. The tools were sharper and more efficient in this age.
iii.) The Early men tamed animals like dog, sheep, goats, cattle, pigs etc.
iv.) Early men slowly started to grow plants and look after animals. This process was known as Domestication.
v.) Early men reared animals to get milk and meat which were important source of food. They used animals for protection also.
vi.) Tools with fine and sharp cutting edge, mortars and pestles were found in Burzahom.
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions: –
i.) The discovery of fire is considered to be by accident about 2 million years ago. The earliest man accidentally learnt to produce fire by rubbing two pieces of stone. It was one of the greatest discoveries of human civilization. He started to use fire for cooking food, for light and heat, and to scare the wild animals.
ii.) Archaeologists have found many things used by the hunter-gatherers among which stone tools were found in abundance. The hunter -gatherers used stone tools for various works. Some stone tools were used to cut meat and bone of animals they hunted, some type of stone tools was used for scraping bark and hides, and chop fruits and roots. Some stone tools were used to make spears and arrows for hunting.
Section: D
Q5 Long Answer Type Questions: –
i.) The hunter-gatherers lived a nomadic life, travelling from place to place in search of food and shelter. They were dependent on the weather for the availability of food. If they lived in one place then all the animals and plants would have been finished so they moved from one place to another. Hunter-gatherers also needed to move from one place to another as the animals they hunted also moved. The plants and fruits that the hunter-gatherers ate grow in different areas and seasons, so they had to shift as per the availability of food. They also moved in search of water as the rivers also dried up with different seasons.
ii.) The three stages of the Stone Age are: – i. Palaeolithic or Early Stone Age – This stage extends from 2 million years ago to about 12000 years ago. During this stage people were hunter-gatherers. They lived and roamed in forests, and used unpolished and ordinary stone tools. ii. Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age- This period extends from 12000 years ago till 10000 years ago. Stone tools were tiny and were known as microliths. People started learning to grow some type of grains like wheat and barley. The initial stage of domestication of animals has also begun. iii. Neolithic Age– This stage started about 10000 years ago. This age experienced many different developments. The Neolithic people were gradually moving towards domesticated life. The weapons were stronger, more sophisticated and sharper. They were engaged in agriculture, growing rice along with wheat and barley, and domestication of animals like sheep, and goat,cattles also started.
Section: E
Q 6. Look at the picture and answer the following questions: –
i.) The Neolithic Age men are shown in the picture.
ii.) They are cooking, rearing and looking after animals. They have learnt about farming and the domestication of animals, and also learnt little pottery.
iii.) Animals like dogs, sheep, cows, and pigs are seen in the picture.
iv.) They are axes, and sickles. They have learnt to make and use refined tools.