EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. A period of unfamiliarity with script is called as Palaeolithic age.
2. Microlithic age is called as Mesolithic age.
3. The earliest agricultural sites traced in Indian subcontinent are found in Meharghar
4. The Father of History is Herodotus
II. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
- What are the three main periods of history?
Answer: The three main periods of history are,
- Pre-historic Period
- Proto historic Period
- Historic Period
2. Name the tools of Palaeolithic man?
Answer: The tools of Palaeolithic man are knife, large stone tools, awls, and flails made from pebbles.
3. In which era man started farming?
Answer: The man started farming in Neolithic Age.
4. What was the first metal used by the humans?
Answer: The first metal which human beings used was the copper.
5. Which is the sources of History?
Answer: The sources of History are,
1. Literary Sources
2. Archaeological Sources
6. What are examples of Archaelogical sources?
Answer: The examples of Archaelogical sources are pot shards, coins, inscriptions, monuments and other remains.
III. Discuss.
- Write the reasons which gave rise to agriculture in Neolithic Age?
Answer: As Mesolithic humans were all herders, including their animals there was scarcity of the food. Instead of wandering Neolithic Age people camped in one area and focused on food production. They started the agriculture in the fertile alluvial soil which was on the banks of the rivers. Agriculture provides Neolithic Age people with grain and fodder for their livestock. So they stopped the nomadic life and started to settle in suitable lands. Thus agriculture became a step towards the rise of culture and civilizations.
- What were the changes occurred in the Iron age by introducing of Iron?
Answer: Iron is very hard metal. Iron came into use in South India as early as 3500 years before. This period is also known as the period of massive stone culture. Iron weapons and tools were aided in agriculture and handicraft production. As the use of iron became intensified in North India the agricultural activities also became more. This resulted in excess production. To control this hegemony surplus production there emerged a class in 2600 years before. They are only republics. Then the kingdoms like Nanda and Maurya flourished.
Additional Questions and Answers
- What are the two types of Literature?
Answer: The two types of Literature are
- written Literature b) oral Literature
- What is Pre-historic Period?
Answer: The period in which the knowledge of script was not be found. This period is called as ‘Pre-historic Period’.
- What is ‘Proto historic Period’?
Answer: A period when scripts were understood and couldn’t be read in the present period is called ‘Proto historic Period’.
- What is ‘Historic Period’?
Answer: A period when you are familiar with the script and those scripts can be read even today is called ‘Historic Period’.
- What are the three stages of Pre-historic Period?
Answer: The three stages of Pre-historic Period are,
a) Palaeolithic Age
b) Mesolithic Age
c) Neolithic Age
