Q1. Complete the sentences
(a) Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because _____________.
Ans: Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because they discovered shelter from the sun, wind, and rain.
Hunter-gatherers
(b) Grasslands developed around ______________ years ago.
Ans: 12,000 years
Q2. Why do people who grow crops have to stay in the same place for a long time?
Ans:
Adivasis
Q3. Why do archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters to start with and that herding became more important later?
Ans: Archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters at first and started herding later for a few reasons:
So, while hunting was important at first, herding and farming became more important as the people of Mehrgarh learned to live in one place.
Q4. Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today?
Ans: Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place for several reasons:
New Stone Tools
Similarities and Differences with Modern Travel:
Q5. List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire (see page 14). Would you use fire for any of these purposes today?
Ans: It was primarily used for 3 purposes:
Nowadays, we use fire:
Q6. List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers.
Ans: Three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from hunt-gatherers are:
Stone tools used for digging
Q7. List the cereals that you eat. Do you grow the cereals you eat. If yes, draw a chart to show the stages in growing them. If not, draw a chart to show how these cereals reach you from the farmers who grow them.
Ans: Some cereals eaten by us are listed below:
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