16 Questions
What did the early people who lived along the banks of river Narmada do for their food?
They gathered roots, fruits, and other forest produce, and also hunted animals
What can we find out about the past according to the text?
The types of clothes people wore and the houses they lived in
Where have people lived for several hundred thousand years according to the text?
Along the banks of the river Narmada
What sparked Rasheeda's curiosity in the text?
A headline mentioning 'One Hundred Years Ago'
What kind of people can information be found about according to the text?
A wide variety including hunters, herders, farmers, rulers, merchants, priests, crafts persons, artists, musicians, and scientists
How could people find out what happened long ago according to the text?
By finding out what people ate, the kinds of clothes they wore, and where they lived
Where did people first begin to grow crops such as wheat and barley about 8000 years ago?
Sulaiman and Kirthar hills
Which areas were some of the other places where agriculture developed?
Garo hills and Vindhyas
Where were some of the earliest cities located about 4700 years ago?
Banks of the rivers Indus and its tributaries
What was the area along the rivers to the south of the Ganga known as in ancient times?
Magadha
What natural frontiers form the boundaries of the subcontinent?
Hills, mountains, and seas
What motivated people to travel from one part of the subcontinent to another?
Search of livelihood and escape from natural disasters
Where did some of the earliest cities develop about 2500 years ago?
Banks of the Ganga and its tributaries, and along the sea coasts
What is South Asia often called due to its size and separation from the rest of Asia?
"Subcontinent"
Where were rice first grown according to the passage?
"To the north of the Vindhyas"
What led to the sharing of ideas between people according to the passage?
All of the above
This quiz covers the concepts of understanding historical events and how information is obtained about the past. It includes questions about different methods used to gather information from various time periods.
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