Studying the Past: What Can We Know?
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What can we find out about the past according to the text?

  • Only the lives of hunters and farmers.
  • Merely about the rulers and priests.
  • Only the kinds of clothes people wore.
  • Information about what people ate, types of clothes, and the houses they lived in. (correct)
  • Where have people lived for several hundred thousand years?

  • Along the Amazon River.
  • In the Sahara Desert.
  • Along the banks of the Narmada River. (correct)
  • Near the Nile River.
  • What were some of the earliest inhabitants along the Narmada River known as?

  • Nomadic tribes.
  • Skilled gatherers. (correct)
  • Mountain dwellers.
  • Seafaring explorers.
  • How did early inhabitants along the Narmada River source their food?

    <p>By gathering forest produce like roots and fruits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What intrigued Rasheeda when she saw the headline 'One Hundred Years Ago' in the newspaper?

    <p>How people lived centuries ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did agriculture first develop about 8000 years ago?

    <p>Garo hills and Vindhyas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which rivers flourished with some of the earliest cities about 4700 years ago?

    <p>Indus and its tributaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the area known as Magadha located in ancient times?

    <p>Bihar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common reason for people to move from one part of the subcontinent to another according to the text?

    <p>Natural disasters like floods or droughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which geographical feature made journeys dangerous at times according to the text?

    <p>Hills and high mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

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