On The Trail of the Earliest People Question Answers

On The Trail of the Earliest People

 

Q1. Complete the sentences:

·                                 Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because ————————.

Answer: they provided shelter from rain, heat and wind

·                                 Grasslands developed around ———————— years ago.

Answer: 12,000

·                                 Early people painted on the ———————— of caves.

Answer: walls

·                                 In Hunsgi, tools were made of ————————.

Answer: stones

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Q2. Look at the present-day political map of the Indian subcontinent. Find out the states where Bhimbetka, Hunsgi and Kurnool are located.

Answer: Bhimbetka is in Madhya Pradesh, Hunsgi is in Karnataka and Kurnool is in Andhra Pradesh.

Q3. Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today?

Answer: Hunter-gatherers traveled from place to place in search of food. Once food resources at a place were exhausted, they needed to go to a new place. Now-a-days; people travel for various purposes. Some people travel because they enjoy traveling. Some people travel to meet relatives and friends on special occasions. Some people travel as a part of their work. Some people travel to explore new places.

Q4. What tools would you use today for cutting fruit? What would they be made of?

Answer: We use knife for cutting fruit. Knives are made of steel.

Q5. List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire. Would you use fire for any of these purposes today?

Answer: Three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire are as follows:

a.                             For cooking

b.                             For warding off wild animals

c.                             For clearing forest

Additional Questions:

Q1. Cave paintings usually depict which type of scene?

Hunting scene

Q2. Discarded stone pieces and chips can be found on which type of sites of the Stone Age?

Answer: Factory sites

Q3. What is Stone Age?

Answer: The period during which only stone tools were used by people is called the Stone Age.

Q4. What is the meaning of Paleolithic Age?

Answer: Paleolithic Age means the Old Stone Age.

Q5. What were the sources of food for early people?

Answer: Meat, fish, fruits, roots, berries, etc. were the sources of food for early people.

Q6. Cave paintings usually contained pictures of which animals?

Answer: Bison, deer and other wild animals.

Q7. Why is Bhimbetka famous?

Answer: Bhimbetka is famous for cave paintings of the Stone Age. This site has been termed the World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.