10 Questions
What can we find out about the past according to the text?
Information about what people ate, types of clothes, and the houses they lived in.
Where have people lived for several hundred thousand years?
Along the banks of the Narmada River.
What were some of the earliest inhabitants along the Narmada River known as?
Skilled gatherers.
How did early inhabitants along the Narmada River source their food?
By gathering forest produce like roots and fruits.
What intrigued Rasheeda when she saw the headline 'One Hundred Years Ago' in the newspaper?
How people lived centuries ago.
Where did agriculture first develop about 8000 years ago?
Garo hills and Vindhyas
Which rivers flourished with some of the earliest cities about 4700 years ago?
Indus and its tributaries
Where was the area known as Magadha located in ancient times?
Bihar
What was a common reason for people to move from one part of the subcontinent to another according to the text?
Natural disasters like floods or droughts
Which geographical feature made journeys dangerous at times according to the text?
Hills and high mountains
Explore the ways in which we can learn about the past, from the daily lives of ancient people to the roles of different professions. Discover how historians uncover information about historical events, cultures, and societies.
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