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Grade VI

Lesson 2. On the Trail of the Earliest People

1. Human life has evolved over

(a) one lakh years (b) Millions of years (c) none of these (d) both of these

2. Water is

(a) perennial (b) seasonal (c) both of these (d) none of these

3. Stone tool was used to scrap

(a) bone (b) bark (c) both of these (d) none of these

4. Old stone Age was called

(a) Paleolithic (b) Mesolithic (c) Neolithic (d) None of these

5. Middle Stone Age was called

(a) Paleolithic (b) Mesolithic (c) Neolithic (d) None of these

6. Bhimbetka is found in

(a) UP (b) MP (c) AP (d) None of these

7. Paleolithic sites in India are found in

(a) Rajasthan (b) Deccan (c) Assam (d) None of these

1. b

2. c 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. b

1. Traces of ash in the Kurnool caves indicate

(a) rearing of animals (b) use of fire

(c) use of stone tools (d) use of water

2. Natural caves and rock shelters are found in the

(a) Vindhyas (b) Deccan plateau (c) Bhimbetka (d) both (a) and (b)

Objective Type Questions

I. Multiple Choice Questions

II. Multiple Choice Questions

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3. Stone tools were used to

(a) Cut meat and bone (b) chop fruits and roots

(c) dig the ground (d) All of the above

4. Bhimbetka is located in the preent-day

(a) Uttrapradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Kerala

5. Grasslands led to an increase in

(a) animals that lived in water (b) birds

(c) human beings (d) animals that survive on grass

1. b 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. d

1. When were the trains used first?

(a) 200 years ago (b) 250 years ago (c) 150 years ago (d) 300 years ago

2. Why did hunters gatherers move from place to place?

(a) In searching of food (b) In searching of shelters

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

3. Where is water found?

(a) In lakes (b) In streams (c) In rivers (d) All of these

4. How did the ancient people travel?

(a) By buses (b) By trains (c) By ships (d) On foot

5. Who had found the things which were made and used by the hunters?

(a) Astrologists (b) Archaeologists (c) Psychologists (d) None of these

6. In the ancient times tools were made up of which material?

(a) Stone (b) wood (c) Bone (d) All of these

7. For what purpose were the stone tools used?

(a) To cut meat and bone (b) to chop fruits and roots

(c) To make spears and arrows (d) All of these

8. Places where the people made tools are known as

(a) factory sites (b) residence sites (c) habitation site (d) none of these

III. Multiple Choice Questions

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9. By which techniques were the stone tools made?

(a) Stone on stop technique (b) Pressure flaking

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

10. What did indicate the finding of ash?

(a) Water (b) Ice (c) Fire (d) All of these

11.For what purpose did the men, women and children collect the grains?

(a) For food (b) For growing crops (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

12. In which state did the eggs of Ostrich find?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Delhi (d) Noida

13. In which site did a large number of tools for all sorts of activity, were found?

(a) Habitation site (b) Factory site (c) Habitation cum (d) None of these

14. What are the Mesolithic period?

(a) 6000-7000 years ago (b) 7000-8000 years ago

(c) 8000-9000 years ago (d) 12,000-10,000 years ago

1. c

2. c 3. d 4. d 5. b 6. d 7. d

8. a

9. c 10. c 11. c 12. a 13. c 14. d

1. Hunter – gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because _______________.

2. Grasslands developed around ________________ years ago.

3. Early people painted on the ______________ of caves.

4. In Hunsagi, tools were made of ________________.

5. Plants bear different ___________________in different seasons.

6. Stone tools were used to ____________ meat.

7. Early men lived near _________________of water.

8. In early stages, men were _____________________.

9. Early men led a ________________.

I. Fill in the Blanks

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10. Sticky substance found was like ____________.

11. Hunsagi was found in _____________.

1. They provided shelter from

rain, heat and wind

2. 12,000 3. walls 4. limestone

5. fruits 6. cut 7. sources 8. hunters

9. primitive 10. resin 11. Karnataka

1. Hunter – gatherers lived around _________years ago.

2. Techniques used for making stone tools were ______ and ________.

3. Fire was used as a source of _________

4. The climate of the world changed to ________ conditions around 12, 000 years ago.

5. The Paleolithic Age was followed by the _____age.

6. Tools in Hunsagi were made from _______ which was available _______.

1. Two million 2. stone on stone: pressure flaking 3. light

4. relatively warm 5. Mesolithic 6. Limestone: locally

1. 10,000 BC (a) Pressure Flaking

2. 8,000BC (b) Neolithic Age

3. 4,000BC (c) Mesolithic Age

4. Flake (d) Paleolithic Age

1. d 2.c 3. b 4. a

II. Fill in the Blanks

I. Match the following

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Column A Column B

1. hunter – Gatherers travelled in in search of (a) grasslands

2. Method of making stone tools (b) Bhimbetka

3. Fishing developed after development of (c) Pressure flaking

4. Many old painting show (d) Mesolithic Age

5. Ostriches were found in India during the (e) Limestone

6. Tools in Hunsgi were made of (f) Burzahom

7. The period from 12,000 years ago to (g) Water and food

8. A Palaeolilthic site in Central India (h) Palaeolithic Age

9. A Neolithic site in North India (i) Wild animals

1. g 2. c 3. a 4. i 5. h

6. e 7. d 8. b 9. f

Column A Column B

1. Chalcolithic Age a) discovery of agriculture

2. Palaeolithic Age b) discovery of metal

3. Neolithic Age c) consider animal very important

4. Megalithic Age d) hard grey stone

5. Flint e) discovery of fire by man

1. b 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. d

II. Match the following

II. Match the following

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1. Early men spent nights on trees.

2. Early men lived in caves

3. Tools of wood have not survived

4. Good quality stone was used by early man.

5. Chips of waster stone were found in habitation sites.

6. Tools of Neolithic Age were crude.

7. Fire was a small discovery

8. Stone Age had two stages.

1. True 2. True 3. True 4. True

5. True 6. False 7. False 8. False

1. Some rivers are perennial while others are seasonal.

2. Tools of wood have survived better than tools of stone.

3. The sites where hunter – gatherers lived were close to water.

4. Hunsgi was located in the present day Madhya Pradesh.

5. Man led a well-settled life by Paleolithic Age.

1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. False

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

We would use a knife or a fruit cutter for cutting fruits. It would be made of steel or

sharp plastic.

I. True or False

II. True or False

Very Short Answer Type Questions

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2. Look at the present – day political map of the subcontinent. Find out the states where

Bhimbetka, Hunsgi and Kurnool are located. Would Tushar’s train have passed near

any of these sites?

Place State

1. Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh

2. Hunsagi Karnataka

3. Kurnool Andhra Pradesh

Yes, we assume that Tushar’s train, passed through all these sites.

3. What types of life did early men live?

In early stages, men were hunters and food gatherers. They had to travel from place to

place in search of food, water and shelter. They led a primitive life. They used to wear barks

of tree or skin of animals; spend nights on trees, caves or rock shelters.

4. How do we know about early people?

Archaeologists have found out several tools used by hunter gatherers. Tools were made of

stone, wood and bone, stone tools were used to cut meat and bone to scrape bark, chop fruits,

animal skin etc. Wood was used to make huts and as firewood also.

5. What was Stone Age?

The period when mostly stone tools were is known as Stone age. It covers the largest

period of man’s existence on earth.

1. Why did the earliest people lead a nomadic life?

The earliest people lead a nomadic life because

(i) If they stayed at one place for a long time, resources like plant and animal would

finish.

(ii) Even animals used to move from place to place in search of food.

(iii) Plants bear different fruits in different seasons. So, men too had to move in search

of these as per seasons.

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(iv) River water is both perennial and seasonal. Wherever it was seasonal, people had to

move to areas having water.

2. Where did early man live? What were these sites called?

(i) Early man lived near sources of water.

(ii) Places where stones were found and where people made tools, were

(iii) The factory sites were found near discarded blocks of stone.

(iv) Chips of waste stone were found here. These were even known as habitation-cum-

factory sites.

3. How were stone tools made?

(i) Stone on Stone : In this, the pebble from which the tool was to be made was held in

first hand. In the other hand, another stone called hammer was held. The second stone was

used to strike off flakes from the till the required shape was obtained.

(ii) Pressure Flaking: In this, the core was placed on a hard surface. The hammer stone

was used on a piece of bone or stone placed on the core to remove flakes that could be shaped

into tools.

4. What do early rock paintings tell us?

Many early caves had paintings on their walls. Early man painted what they felt, in these

paintings. Even animals were drawn with great skill and accuracy. These paintings depict men

hunting, women grinding, children jumping and animals, etc.

1. How did man discover fire? How was it useful?

(i) One of the biggest discoveries made by early man was fire.

(ii) Perhaps two flints stones were rubbed together accidentally and sparks fell on dry

leaves nearby.

(iii) Further, early man may even have seen lighting strike a tree which went up in flames.

(iv) Over a period of time, man learnt several uses of fire.

(v) It kept them warm in winters. It was even burnt at the entrance of caves to scare wild

animals

(vi) Later, they even learnt the art of cooking food.

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2. How do we divide the Stone Age?

On the basis of type of tools used, Stone Age can be divided three parts:

(i) Paleolithic: This is also called Old Stone Age. It is divided into three sub stages – Early

(Lower). Middle and Later (upper) Paleolithic Age. Crude stone tools were used during

this age.

(ii) Mesolithic: This is also called Middle stone Age. Tools of this were smaller and

sharper and were called Mesolithic. Rounded tools also continued to be used in this

period.

(iii) Neolithic: This is also called New Stone Age. The tools of this age were much sharper

and polished to sparkle. A large number of axes, sickles, spears and arrowheads from

these sites have been found.

3. Which skills were needed for food gatherers?

(i) These are several animals, who run faster than men and many are stronger than men.

(ii) To hunt animals or to catch fish and birds, people need to be alert, quick and have lots

of presence of mind.

(iii) To collect plant produce, they had to know which are edible and which are poisonous.

(iv) They also need to know the seasons of various fruits, when they can be ripened to the

eaten.

4. On an outline map of India show major archaeological sites of early man.

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5. On an outline map of India mark Deccan.