27 Questions
What were the main sources of food for the early hunter-gatherers?
Gathering fruits, edible roots, and tubers, and hunting animals
What were some of the activities of early people as shown in the pictures?
Using stone tools, food gathering, and catching fish
What led to the transition from the nomadic life of early people to settled life?
Growing plants and domestication
What did early humans primarily gather from nature for food?
Fruits, edible roots, tubers, seeds, leaves, and wild grains
What was the primary occupation of the early hunter-gatherers in terms of food procurement?
Hunting animals and catching fish
Which of the following best describes the initial human diet before they started growing food?
Primarily based on gathering edible products from nature
Why did early humans start rearing animals?
To provide milk, meat and other dairy products
How did the rearing of animals contribute to the settled life of early humans?
By providing milk and meat which allowed them to stay in one place for a longer time
What was the main reason for people to stay in one place for a long time during the early farming period?
To care for the plants and protect them from birds and animals
Apart from food, what other things can be obtained from animals?
Clothing materials such as wool and leather
What technological advance was made during the late Neolithic age according to the text?
Development of new kinds of stone tools
What cultural development emerged by the beginning of the Bronze Age according to the text?
Complex cultures called civilizations began to develop
What is domestication as mentioned in the glossary section of the text?
The process in which people grow plants and rear animals
What do archaeologists study according to the glossary section of the text?
Human history by digging up human remains and artifacts
What will happen if we don’t store food grains?
We will face food shortages during certain times.
What do you think could have been stored in the old pot depicted in Fig 5.15?
Grains for future use as food and seed
What tools are used for cutting fruits according to the text?
Metal knives and cutting boards
What did the hunter-gatherers use fire for?
Cooking food, keeping off wild animals, lighting caves, and hardening wood
Why did the hunter-gatherers move from one place to another?
To follow the movement of animals for hunting and to search for food in different seasons
How did the early people learn about the seasons when fruits ripen and the nature of hunted animals?
Through songs and stories passed down through generations
What forced the hunter-gatherers to move to other places during dry seasons?
The drying up of water bodies like lakes, ponds, and streams
How did the hunter-gatherers use stone tools?
To scrape animal skins, cut animal flesh, dig soil for edible tubers, and prepare spears and arrows for hunting
What did archaeologists study to learn about early human societies?
Remains of their lives like tools, bones, pots, buildings etc.
What did the hunter-gatherers paint on the surface of rocks in their living spaces?
Pictures of humans, animals, and hunting scenes using colours made from ground stones mixed with animal fat
Why did early humans transform themselves into farmer-herders?
Due to climate change leading to an increase in plants, trees, grasslands, and overall greenery
What marked the beginning of farming for early humans?
The observation of how seeds broke off stalks, fell on the ground, and sprouted into new plants
How did the greenery increase impact early human societies?
It allowed them to start planting seeds they wanted and grow them for food
Test your knowledge about the transition from nomadic early life to settled life, including topics such as nomadic lifestyle, domestication, use of fire, stone tools, food gathering, animal rearing, house building, and plant cultivation.
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