L-2 Life of Man Through The Stone Age

HISTORY L-2
Define
1. Hunter-gatherer – A person who obtain food from edible plants
and by hunting animals.
2. Barter trade – To exchange goods, property, services, etc for the
other goods.
3. Age of Metals – The age in which man started using metals.
Fill in the blanks

1. The Palaeolithic man lived as a hunter gatherer and led a nomadic
life.
2. Man’s discovery of fire is considered as the most important event
of the old stone age.
3. The middle stone age was very short (c.10000 BCE to 8000 BCE).
4. The invention of the wheel changed the life of man forever.
5. Copper was the first metal to be discovered leading to the
chalcolithic age or the copper stone age.
Match the following
1. Palaeolithic age - 500,000 BCE to 10,000BCE

2. Variety of stones - weapons
3. Mesolithic age - beginning of agriculture
4. Bronze - alloy of copper and tin weapons
5. Pot making - wheel
Write True or False

1. The continent of Africa is cited as the first home of humans. True
2. The Mesolithic age tools were made of metals. False
3. Early man grew corn, wheat and millets. True
4. There was no improvement in man’s life in the Neolithic age. False
5. The Indian bronze age began during the Indus valley civilization.
True
Choose the correct answer
1. Mesolithic age is called

(A)New stone age (B) Middle stone age
(C)Old stone age (D) Copper age
2. Discovery of fire was done in

(A) Stone Age (B)Copper Age
(C)Bronze Age (D)Iron Age
3. Chalcolithic age begins with the discovery of metal

(A)Gold (B)Iron
(C) copper (D)stone
4. were used for digging the soil to sow the seeds.

(A)Sticks (B) axes
(C)sickles (D) stones
Answer in one word
1. What is the oldest Neolithic site?

Ans. Catalhoyuk
2. Which type of stone was used to sharp tools and implements?

Ans. Whetstone
3. What did early man use for weaving cloth and pot making?
Ans. Wheel
4. In which age the man started keeping dog as a pet animal?

Ans. Mesolithic age
Name the following
1. Name the home of early species.

Ans. Africa
2. Name the different phases of the evolution of man.

Ans. Stone age, Copper age, Bronze age and Iron age.
3. Name the materials that man used to make tools in the stone age.
Ans. Wood, bones, shells and antlers.
4. Name the first metal discovered by early man.

Ans. Copper
Short note
1. Fire a major Discovery: The discovery of the fire is considered as the

most important event of the old stone age. While making tools man
might have rubbed two stones that produced a spark of fire.
This accidental discovery of fire changed the early man’s life for
the better. Man used fire to keep warm during cold weather to scare
away wild animals and for cooking food.
2. Bronze Age: When the man of the chalcolithic age(3000 BCE to 2000
BCE).In this age man was able to make more durable tools, vessels
and weapons of Bronze in India this age began during the Indus
Valley Civilization.
Answer the following question
Q.1 What progress was made in agriculture in the Neolithic age ?

Ans. In the Neolithic age, early man became food grower. At first they
were depended upon rainfall to water plants. Later on they began to
irrigate the crops with water from nearby lakes and rivers. Early man
grew grains like corns, wheat and millet. They used axes for clearing
forests and sticks to dig the soil.
Q.2 How did trade begin in the Neolithic age?

Ans. The surplus food in the form of grains, milk and livestock led to the
start of trade. The early man did not sell the surplus food in
exchange for cash. Instead they exchanged food, milk or livestock for
the things they needed.
Q.3 Write about the nomadic lifestyle of pataeolithic age?
Ans. Early man lived in small group and led a nomadic life. He was
always in search of food and shelter. He took shelter in caves. His
food consisted of wild fruits, nuts and berries. He ate raw flesh of
wild animals. He wore tree barks, leaves and animals skins to
protect himself from harsh climate.
Assignment
-> Draw some microlith of the Mesolithic age

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HISTORY L-2

Fill in the blanks

1. Palaeolithic age - 500,000 BCE to 10,000BCE

Write True or False

1. Mesolithic age is called

2. Discovery of fire was done in

3. Chalcolithic age begins with the discovery of metal

4. were used for digging the soil to sow the seeds.

1. What is the oldest Neolithic site?

2. Which type of stone was used to sharp tools and implements?

4. In which age the man started keeping dog as a pet animal?

1. Name the home of early species.

2. Name the different phases of the evolution of man.

4. Name the first metal discovered by early man.

1. Fire a major Discovery: The discovery of the fire is considered as the

Q.1 What progress was made in agriculture in the Neolithic age ?

Q.2 How did trade begin in the Neolithic age?

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