Class 6 history lesson 3 From Hunters to Farmers
EXERCISES
Tick the correct option.
1. The term Neolithic was first usedby a. Vere Gordon Childe . b. John Lubbock. C. both (a) and (b) d. Marcel Ravidat
Ans. . John Lubbock
2. The traces of growth of lentils was found in a Mehrgarh b. Burzahom C. Chirand d. Nagarjunakonda
Ans. a.Mehrgarh
3. The Neolithic houses found at Kashmir Valley have a. rectangular stone walls b. circular mud and bamboo huts
C. roofed-pits d. all of these
Ans C. roofed-pits
4. Neolithic people used to bury their dead infants in a. wooden coffins b. attics C. distant places d .urns
Ans . d .urns
5. Neolithic people began to live in groups called a. tribes b. bands C. communities d. societies
Ans. A. tribes
6. The Neolithic site at Mehrgarh in Baluchistan. Pakistan was discovered in a. 1974. b. 1970 c. 1984 d. 1972
Ans. a. 1974
7. The Neolithic site at Burzahom, Kashmir shows traces of a.. metal work. b. high quality textile
C. ornaments of 'sea shell d. wheel-turned pottery
Ans. d. wheel-turned pottery
8. During Chalcolithic Age, the first metal to be discovered was a. Iron b. Bronze. C. Silver. d.Copper Ans.. d.Copper
B. Fill in the blanks.
1 Invention of wheel. was the most important achievement of Neolithic man,
2. Residents of Mehrgarh built granaries to store their grains.
3. Jarmo is situated at .Northern Iraq
4.Burzahom literally means place of birch.
5. Chalcolithic is derived from the Greek words Khalkos and lithos
C. Match the following.
Column A Column B
1. Sir John Lubbock d. Pre-historic Times
2. Daojali Hading e. Shifting cultivation
3. Burzahom. A Pit houses
4. Andhra Pradesh. B. Ash mounds
5. Mehrgarh. C Lapis Lazuli
D. Short-answer Questions
1. What are the three kinds of houses found in various Neolithic settlements?
Ans. The three kinds of houses found in various Neolithic settlements are rectangular stonewalled houses, bamboo walled huts and the roof the pit dwellings.
2. Why did the Neolithic Man bury ornaments and other objects of use with the dead?
Ans. Neolithic man buried ornaments and other objects of use with the dead because they believed in afterlife.
3. Name a few animals Neolithic man began to domesticate
Ans. Few animals Neolithic men begin to domesticate were buffalo, fowl ,goat ,wild deer ,boar, antelope and fish .
4. Mention one distinctive feature about the burial rituals of Neolithic man. ? Ans. The Neolithic man started burying the dead ,usually near by or under the house floor itself . Urns were used as coffins for infants
5. Name a civilisation that belongs to the
Chalcolithic Age.
Ans. The Indus valley civilization.
E. Long-answer Questions
1. How was the wheel invented and in how many stages? Support your answer with illustrations.
Ans. The Neolithic man found it difficult to carry very heavy objects that he decided to put a log under the object to be used as a roller eventually they added runners which led to the creation of the sledge then they added rollers under the sledge first one and then another one to help hold the load when it moved off the first one soon they realised that the heavy load created grooves in the rollers which made it easier to move the load at a faster speed. The rollers were changed into wheels ,to simplify the process further the Neolithiic man made an axle by chopping of the wood between the grooves of the roller and fastened wooden pegs to the runners on each side of the axle . When the wheels turned the axle turned too thus moving the load as it moved forward . This is probably how the first wheel and the first wooden cart were made.
2.How did tools change for the early man in the Neolithic Period? Write in detail.
Ans. The tools used by the Neolithic man included stone tools such as axes, adzes, shoe-lost celts, hoes, picks, chisels, hammers and microliths as well as bone tools such as short. daggers, points, awls, antimony rods, polishers or scrapers, chisels, needle with eye, serrated tools and harpoons. What has been interestingly discovered is that Neolithic people iked to keep their tools not only sharp but also ny, and polished their tools using leather as the polishing medium.
4. Trace the changes in the diet of a Neolithic man as compared to a Palaeolithic man by writing a detailed note. Ans. A variety of grains such as rice, horse gram, barley, wheat, millet green gram, figs and oats were grown, and their- growth has been traced at various places. These grains were eaten alongside a diet rich in meat and fish including domesticated cattle (bones of
Domesticated cattle from the majority of it and skeletal remains ) buffalo fall and goat as well as wild deer bore antelope and fish this way the Neolithic man begin to realise the implications of farming and herding and evolved from a food gathering to a food producer.
5.Describe the change in lifestyle of a Neolithic man and what gave rise to the barter system.
Ans. During Neolithic Age people began to live in groups and these small communities began to be called as tribes. Specific tasks were assigned to people, depending on their skills and capabilities while one person would lead them all, designated as the leader on either the basis of wisdom, physical strength or age. With time, different tribes began to produce different items and started exchanging it with other tribes, thereby giving birth to the barter system of trade..
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