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Lesson 2, From stone to metal, 1.what is stone age?, Ans. The period in which stones were used as tools and weapons are known as stone age, 2. How can we classify the stone age?, Ans. Stone age is classified into two types : palaeolithic age and Neolithic age, 3 .what is palaeolithic age?, Ans. The period in which rough stones were used as tools and weapons are called paleolithic age, (old stone age), 4. what is Neolithic age ?, Ans the period in which sharp and polished tools and weapons were used known as Neolithic Age, (new stone age ), 5. In what ways does the Neolithic age differ from the paleolithic age ?, Ans, paleolithic age,, They used rough stone tools ., They wandered place to place,, They lived in caves,, They hunted animals, They came to know the use of fire, Neolithic Age :, They used polished and sharp stone tools .settled life ,, started agriculture, ;Tamed animals, , used wheels., 6. For what purposes fire might have been used by the early man ?, Ans For cooking food, for protection from wild animals, to get rid of cold, for lights., 7. For what purposes did early man use rough stone?, Ans. To hunt animals , to defend oneself from the attack of animals ,to dig up edible tubers to slice, the flesh of the animals ., 8.what is chalcolithic age ?, Ans The period when stone and copper were used as tools and weapons is called chalcolithic age, 9. what is Bronze age?, Ans when bronze age is said to be the time, when bronze was widely used to make weapons as, tools, 9. __was added with the copper to make bronze ., Ans Tin, 10. complete the flow chart related to ancient human life, Ans Bronze age chalcolithic age Neolithic age palaeolithic age, 11. what changes might have been brought about by the improvements in agriculture ?, Ans * The storage of surplus food grains, * Development of public places for the, exchange of agricultural Products, *increase in the production and use of, new agricultural tools, 12.what other occupational fields might have developed along with the agriculture ?

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Ans Cattle rearing, use of Metal, making pots use of ornaments, brick making ,weaving, 13.Mesopotamia mean :the land between rivers, 14 write a note on cuneiform script, Ans. it is one of the oldest known script. twas developed in the region of Sumer., 15 In which river basin did the Mesopotamian culture exists?, Ans Euphrates and Tigris river, 16.write a short note about Ziggurats?, Ans ziggurats were temple complexes. the walls of the ziggurats were builts of burnt bricks. The, ziggurats in the city of UR is still preserved, 17 1n which river basin in the Egyptian culture grow?, Ans. Nail, 18.which country developed Hieroglyphics, Ans. Egypt, 19.write a short note on pyramids ?, Ans The pyramids are the tombs of the Pharaobs ; the rulers of Egypt .The king of Egypt known as, pharaohs., 20.which is the greatest pyramid ?, Ans The pyramid of Giza built by pharaohs of Khush, 21 write a short note about Chinese Civilization ?, Ans The Chinese Civilization flourished in the Hwang Ho river valley. Chinese photographic script, formed in the bronze age exists even today with some changes. the Chinese were experts in making, bronze sculptures, 22. write a Short note on The Harappan civilization, Ans it flourished in the valley of the river Indus .The major sites of this Civilization are situated in the, present India and Pakistan, Mohenjodaro Harappa Kalibangan and Lothal were the major cities of the Indus, valley civilization. Town planning was a striking feature of the Harappan Civilization. The Harappan, people were familiar with the art of writing, 23. write a short note on The Great Bath, Ans The Great Bath is one of the important remainds of the Harappan civilization .it is situated in, Mohenjo Daro, , Civilization river. script, , Harappa Indus. pictographic Mesopotamia. Euphrates, Tigris — uniform, , Egypt Nile hieroglyphics