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. (B)</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. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did agriculture first develop about 8000 years ago?

<p>Garo hills and Vindhyas (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Bihar (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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