SOCIAL SCIENCE Ist TERM HISTORY CHAPTER-2 (On the Trial of the Earliest People) Q 1. Fill in the blanks : 1. The people who gathered fruits, seeds etc and hunted wild animals in order to obtain food were called ........................................................ 2. .......................... found things made and used by hunter gatherers. 3. Hunter gatherers used tools made up of ......................., ....................... and ................... Out of these ....................... tools survived best. 4. Some stone tools were attached to handles of bone or wood, to make ............................. and ............................... for hunting. 5. .................... was used to make huts and tools. 6. Many sites were located near sources of ..........................., such as ................................ and ................................ 7. Natural caves and rock shelters are found in the ........................... and the ...................... plateau. The rock shelters are close to the ............................ valley. 8. Traces of ash have been found in ................... caves which suggests that people were familiar with the use of fire. 9. Around 12000 years ago, there were major climatic changes which led to the development of ........................ 10. People who hunted animals started following them learnt about them, and started thinking about ............................., ............................ and ............................ 11. The ................ period extends from 2 millions years ago to about 12000 years ago. 12. Paleolithic period covers .................... of human history. 13. The period of environment al changes, ie from 12000 years ago till about 10000 years ago is called .................. 14. The stage beginning from about 10000 years ago is known as ........................... 15. Paintings made in caves were drawn with great .............................. and ...................... 16. Most tools found in Hunsgi were made from .......................... Q 2. Name the following : 1. Place were a number of early Paleolithic sites were found ............................... 2. Period during which ostriches were found in India ............................... 3. Place where ostrich egg shells were found .......................... 4. Two places where cave painting were drawn .......................... , ............................ 5. Two crops grown during Mesolithic period ......................... , ................................ 6. Two techniques used to make stone tools ............................ , .............................. 7. Place where hakitation sites were found .............................. Q 3. Match the following: a) Palaeo 1) Pebble used to make tool b) Mesolithic 2) Old c) Lithos 3) middle stone d) core 4) stone Q 4. Define : 1. Sites ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... 2. Factory sites ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... 3. Habitation cum factory sites ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... 4. Microliths ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER-4 (In the Earliest Cities) Q 1. Fill in the blanks : 1. The first site of Harappa was found in present - day. ................... 2. Harappan cities developed about ......................... years ago. 3. The part to the west of harappan cities was smaller but higher, archaeologists described this as. ................................. 4. People who knew how to write and helped to prepare seals were known as ..................... 5. People who used to make all kinds of things in home or special workshops were called. ................................. 6. .............................. planned the construction of special buildings in the city. 7. Things found in harappan cities were made of .......................... .................................... and. ............................ 8. ........................... and ................................ were used to make tools, ornaments, weapons and vessels. 9. .......................... and ...................... were used to make ornaments and vessels. 10. Cotton was probably grown at ........................... from about 7000 years ago. 11. Archaeologists found spindle whorls made of .......................... and ............................. 12. Harappans got copper from present - day ............................ and from ......................... in west Asia. 13. Tin was brought from present day. .................................... 14. Gold was brought form present day. ..................................... 15. Precious stones were brought from present day .............................. , ........................... and. ............................... 16. Fresh water and fertile soil was found in the city of ......................................... located on ............................... in the Rann of Kutch. 17. The city of ............................... stood beside a tributary of Sabarmati, in Gujarat. 18. ............................ are the impression of seals on clay. Q 2. Name them - 1. City were special building was constructed on the citadel. ........................................ 2. Two cities where sacrofices were made on fire altars ........................, ......................... 3. Two cities which had elaborate store houses ..................................., ............................. 4. Two metals used for making objects in harappans cities ......................... , ...................... 5. A raw material that was locally available in harappa ciites..................................... 6. Two items that were brought from distant places ............................... ........................... Q 3. Define - 1. Specialist ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... 2. Raw Materials ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER-6: Kingdoms, Kings and An Early Republic Q 1. Match the following : 1. Ashvamedha a) Landless agricultural labourers 2. Vish or Vaishya b) Capital of Magadha 3. Raja c) ordinary people 4. Painted Grey ware d) Slave men and women 5. Dasas and dasis e) horse sacrifice 6. kammakaras f) Capital of Vajji 7. Rajagriha and later shifted to Pataliputra g) Special type of pottery 8. Vaishali h) Central figure in all rituals Q 2. Fill in the blanks: 1. ........................... were the people who were excluded form many rituals. 2. The word ......................... literally means the land where the jana set its foot and settled down. 3. Painted Grey ware had painted designs of ...................... and ................................ 4. Some payments to the soldiers, by new rajas were made using ............................... .. coins. 5. .............................., .............................. and .............................. had to pay taxes to the mahajanapadas. 6. The two major changes in agriculture were ........................... and ............................... 7. There were iron ore mines in ......................... that could be tapped to make strong tools and weapons. 8. ........................... extended his control upto the north - west part of the subcontinent. 9. ................................. wanted to become a world conqueror. He lived in ................................... in Europe. 10...............................