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Question 1.
Where was Tushar going and for which purpose?
Answer:
Tushar was going from Delhi to Chennai for his cousin’s wedding.
Question 2.
When did the early people live in subcontinent?
Answer:
As early as 2 million years ago.
Question 3.
How did the early people get their food?
Answer:
They hunted animals, caught fishes and birds and gathered fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalks and eggs.
Question 4.
What were the main things by which tools were made up by the early people?
Answer:
Question 5.
What do you understand by “Factory Site”?
Answer:
Places where stone was found and people made tools are called “Factory Site”.
Question 6.
What do you understand by “Habitation Site”?
Answer:
Places, where people lived, are called “Habitation Site”.
Question 7.
What do you understand by “Habitation-cum-factory” Site?
Answer:
Places where people lived as well as made tools are called “Habitation-cum-factory Site”.
Question 8.
Habitation Site ‘Bhimbetka” is presently situated in which State?
Answer:
In Madhya Pradesh.
Question 9.
Where did the early people live?
Answer:
They lived in caves and rock shelters.
Question 10.
Give the name of places where natural caves and rock shelters were found?
Answer:
In the Vindhyas and the Deccan Plateau near to the Narmada Valley.
Question 11.
Why did people chose to live in caves and shelters?
Answer:
Because these provided shelter from the rain, heat and wind.
Question 12.
Where has ash of fire been found?
Answer:
In Kumool caves.
Question 13.
What were the uses of fire?
Answer:
Fire was used to cook meat and scare away wild animals.
Question 14.
When did major changes occur in environment?
Answer:
Around 12,000 years ago.
Question 15.
What do you understand about “Mesolithic”?
Answer:
Mesolithic is middle stone. The time span of this period is about 12,000 years ago to about 10,000 years ago.
Question 16.
What do you understand about “Microliths”?
Answer:
During this period, stone tools found are generally tiny (small) and probably saws and sickles were used and their handles were made up of bone or wood.
Question 17.
Did the early people know the painting?
Answer:
Yes, they knew.
Question 18.
Where did they make the painting?
Answer:
They made the painting of the walls of caves.
Question 19.
Give best examples of places where these paintings found and what was made in the painting.
Answer:
These paintings were found in Madhya Pradesh and were in southern Uttar Pradesh. Wild animals
were found in most of their paintings.
Question 20.
Evidence of Ostrich habitation in India was found in which period? Give name of the place.
Answer:
In Palaeolithic period, the name of the place where Ostrich habitation was found is-Patne in
Maharashtra.
Question 21.
What were the things the tools were made up of in Hunsgi?
Answer:
The tools found in Hunsgi were made up of limestones.
Question 1.
Mention the techniques that were used to make stone tools.
Answer:
It is found that the early people used tools which were made by following ways:
Stone on Stone technique: In this technique, one stone was made with the use of another stone. The stone which was to be developed as a tool was taken in the hand and another stone was used as a hammer. The stone used as a hammer was used to strike off flakes from the first stone. This process was repeated till the required shape was obtained.
Pressure flaking: In this technique, the stone or bone was put on a hard surface and hammer stone was used for flaking off stone or bone. By the removal of flakes, stone or bone became a tool.
Question 2.
What do you understand about “Palaeolithic”?
Answer:
The earliest period was called Palaeolithic. The word ‘palaeo’ is a Greek word which means ‘old’ and ‘lithos’ means ‘stone’. It means “Palaeolithic” is Old Stone. During this period, stone tools were used by the people and hence, this period is known as “Palaeolithic”. This period extends from 2 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago. This period is divided into Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. This covers 99% time of human history.
Question 3.
What were the reasons for hunter-gatherers to move from one place to another?
Answer:
The early people moved from one place to another place due to:
Question 4.
What was result of changes in environment?
Answer:
The shifting of warm conditions led to development of grasslands. This in turn led to increase in wild animals who survived on grass. People started thinking about herding and rearing these animals. Fishing also started. Grain bearing grasses like wheat, barley and rice grew naturally in different parts of subcontinent.
Question 5.
Write about the painting done by the early people.
Answer:
The early man lived in caves. They formed paintings on the walls and the caves. These paintings were made up beautifully by using colours. Sometimes, the colours were made up of ochre or iron-ore and charcoal. Perhaps, these paintings were made on special occasions.
Palaeolithic: This term refers to the age where we find a large number of stone tools. It extends from 2 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago and is divided into Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic.
Mesolithic: This period extends from 10,000 years ago to about 12,000 years ago. Stone tools found during this period were generally tiny and were called Microliths.
Neolithic: This was the period that dates back to about 10,000 years ago, and is, therefore, known as the New Stone Age.
The Earliest People: They were hunter-gatherers, a name derived from the way they collected food. They hunted animals, collected berries and fruits and gathered nuts, stalks and eggs. To hunt, they needed to move constantly, and to gather plant products, they needed knowledge about the edibility of plants and change of seasons.
Archaeological Evidence of Early Man: How do we know about the early man? This has been possible through an analysis of objects found, which were probably used by the early man. For example, tools made of stones, bones and wood.
Uses of Tools: Stone tools were used to cut meat and bones, scrape bark (from trees) and hides (animal skins) as well as to chop fruit and roots.
Making Stone Tools: Two different techniques were used for making stone tools.
Choosing a Place to Live In: Dwellings chosen by the early man were located near sources of water, such as rivers and lakes as well as where the good quality stone was available for their tools.
Painting-Rock paintings: Paintings on a rock shelter.
Finding out about Fire: At Kurnool caves in Andhra Pradesh, evidence and traces of ash have been found suggesting use of fire. The fire might have been used as a source of light, to cook meat and to scare away animals.
A Changing Environment: About 12,000 years ago, there was a major change in the climate of the world. This change led to a shift to warm conditions, leading to the development of grasslands at many places which helped people to start thinking about the herding and rearing animals.
Habitation-cum-Factory Sites: Places where stones were found and early people made their tools. Sometimes, people lived (habitat) here for a longer span of time.
Bhimbetka: This is a place in Madhya Pradesh where we find examples of habitation sites, natural caves and rock shelters.
People who lived in the subcontinent about 2 million years ago were Hunter-gatherers. They hunted wild animals and gathered plant produce to get their food. They moved from place to place, in search of more food, water and resources.
Stone tools were made using different techniques like a stone on stone (using a stone to give required shape to another stone) and pressure flaking.
The fire was used by the early people. They used fire as a source of light, to cook meat and to scare away animals.
Grasslands developed in many areas due to change in climate around 12000 years ago. Herding, and rearing animals and fishing became common.
Several grain-bearing panes of grass, like wheat, barley, rice grew naturally in different parts of the subcontinent. The people also began growing plants on their own.
Many old caves have paintings on their walls. They show wild animals and are drawn with great accuracy and skill. A painting from a rock shelter.
In Hunsgi, a number of early Palaeolithic sites have been found. A large number of tools were also found, most of which were made of limestone.
Factory-Sites: Places where the stone was found and where people made tools are called Factory-sites.
Grasslands: Areas of land with high fertility and thus good for growing crops are called Grasslands.
Habitation-Cum-Factory Sites: Factory-sites, where people lived for some time, have been called Habitation-cum-factory sites.
Hunter-Gatherers: People who lived in the subcontinent about two million years ago and who hunted wild animals, caught fish and birds, gathered food to eat, were the Hunter-gatherers.
Palaeolithic: The part of history extending from 2 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago is called the Palaeolithic period.
Mesolithic: The part of history extending from about 12,000 years ago to about 10,000 years ago is called the Mesolithic period.
Microliths: Stone tools of the Mesolithic period are called Microliths.
1. Fill in the blanks.
(i) _________ was a great astronomer.
(ii) Stories about gods and goddesses are found in the ________.
(iii) ________ is recognised as the author of the Sanskrit Ramayana.
(iv) ________ and ________ are two Tamil epics.
(v) Both the Puranas and the Mahabharata are supposed to have been compiled by ________.
(vi) Stories from the ______ were often shown on the railings of stupas and in paintings in places such as Ajanta.
Answer:
(i) Aryabhata
(ii) Puranas
(iii) Valmiki
(iv) Silappadikaram and Manimekalai
(v) Vyasa
(vi) Jatakas
2. Write True/False against each of the following
(i) The Mahabharata is about a war fought between the Kauravas and Pandavas, who were cousins.
(ii) Bhagavad Gita was included in the Ramayana.
(iii) Kannagi, the wife of Kovalan, mentioned in the Silappadikara, destroyed the city of Madurai.
(iv) Devotees walked around the stupa, in an anticlockwise direction, as a mark of devotion.
Answer:
(i) True
(ii) False
(iii) True
(iv) False
Answer the following questions
1. What does the word stupa mean?
Answer: The word stupa means a mound.
2. Who wrote Ramayana?
Answer: Valmiki wrote Ramayana.
3. Who composed Silapadikaram?
Answer: It was composed by a poet named Ilango.
4. What was the capital of Kosala?
Answer: Ayodhya was the capital of Kosala.
5. What are the two great sanskrit epics of India?
Answer: The two Sanskrit epics are Mahabharata and Ramayana.
6. Name two Tamil epics.
Answer: The two Tamil epics are Silappadikaram and Manimekalai.
7. What do you understand by Mandapa?
Answer: Mandapa is place in temples where people could assemble.
8. Who use to decide to build the stupas and temples?
Answer: Kings or queens decided to build these as it was an expensive affair.
9. What do you understand by the term Garbhagriha?
Answer: Garbhagriha is a place where the image of the deity is installed.
10. What is Pradakshina patha?
Answer: Pradakshina patha is a circular path around the stupa.
11. In which language were Puranas written?
Answer: The Puranas were written in simple Sanskrit verse.
12. Who wrote Meghaduta?
Answer: Kalidasa wrote Meghaduta.
13. Where and by whom paper was invented?
Answer: Paper was invented in China about 1900 years ago, by a man named Cai Lun.
14. What colors were used in Ajanta cave paintings?
Answer: The colours used in Ajanta cave paintings were made of plants and minerals.
15. Whose name is inscribed on the iron pillar at Mehrauli, Delhi?
Answer: There is an inscription on the pillar mentioning a ruler named Chandra, who probably belonged to the Gupta dynasty.
16. What is Bhitargaon Temple known for?
Answer: It is an early temple at Bhitargaon, Uttar Pradesh. This was built about 1500 years ago, and was made of baked brick and stone.
17. What is Shikhara?
Answer: A tower-like structure built on top of the garbhagriha, to mark this out as a sacred place is known as the shikhara.
18. What are the various kinds of stupas?
Answer: There are several kinds of stupas, round and tall, big and small, these have certain common features.
19. Who wrote Aryabhatiyam?
Answer: Aryabhata, a mathematician and astronomer, wrote a book in Sanskrit known as the Aryabhatiyam.
20. What are epics?
Answer: Epics are grand, long compositions, about heroic men and women, and include stories about gods.
21. What is the historical importance of Amaravati?
Answer: This was a place where a magnificent stupa once existed. Many of the stone carvings for decorating the stupa were made about 2000 years ago.
22. What is Manimekalai?
Answer: Manimekalai is a Tamil epic which was composed by Sattanar around 1400 years ago. This describes the story of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi.
23. Describe the poem Meghaduta written by Kalidasa?
Answer: Meghaduta is a poem written by Kalidasa, in which a monsoon cloud is imagined to be a messenger between lovers who are separated from one another.
24. What is stated in Aryabhatiyam?
Answer: In Aryabhatiyam, Aryabhata stated that day and night were caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis, even though it seems as if the sun is rising and setting every day.
25. Write about Monolithic temples.
Answer: There are Monolithic temples at Mahabalipuram. Each of these was carved out of a huge, single piece of stone. While brick structures are built up by adding layers of bricks from the bottom upwards.
26. Where are the stories told by ordinary people preserved?
Answer: Ordinary people also told stories, composed poems and songs, sang, danced, and performed plays. Some of these are preserved in collections of stories such as the Jatakas and the Panchatantra.
27. What do you know about ‘zero’?
Answer: While numerals had been used earlier, mathematicians in India now invented a special symbol for zero. This system of counting was adapted by the Arabs and then spread to Europe. It continues to be in use throughout the world.
28. What is relic casket?
Answer: Generally, there is a small box placed at the centre or heart of the stupa. This may contain bodily remains (such as teeth, bone or ashes) of the Buddha or his followers, or things they used, as well as precious stones, and coins. This box, known as a relic casket, was covered with earth.
29. What are Puranas?
Answer: Purana literally mean old. The Puranas contain stories about gods and goddesses, such as Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Parvati. They also contain details on how they were to be worshipped. Besides, there are accounts about the creation of the world, and about kings.
30. What is Silappadikaram?
Answer: Silappadikaram is a Tamil epic. It was composed by a poet named Ilango, around 1800 years ago. It is the story of a merchant named Kovalan, who lived in Puhar and fell in love with a courtesan named Madhavi, neglecting his wife Kannagi.
31. How the technique of making paper spread around the world?
Answer: The technique of making paper was a closely guarded secret for centuries. It reached Korea about 1400 years ago, and spread to Japan soon after. It was known in Baghdad about 1800 years ago. From Baghdad it spread to Europe, Africa, and other parts of Asia including the subcontinent.
32. Discuss several stages in building a stupa or a temple.
Answer: First, good quality stone had to be found, quarried, and transported to the place that was often carefully chosen for the new building. Here, these rough blocks of stone had to be shaped and carved into pillars, and panels for walls, floors and ceilings. And then these had to be placed in precisely the right position.
33. What is the Mahabharata all about?
Answer: The Mahabharata is about a war fought between the Kauravas and Pandavas, who were cousins. This was a war to gain control of the throne of the Kurus, and their capital, Hastinapur. The story itself was an old one, but was written down in the form in which we know it today, about 1500 years ago. The Mahabharata are supposed to have been compiled by Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita was also included in the Mahabharata.
34. What do you know about iron pillar at Mehrauli?
Answer:
35. Who was Aryabhatta? What was he known for?
Answer: Aryabhata was a mathematician and astronomer, wrote a book in Sanskrit known as the Aryabhatiyam.
His contribution are:
36. Highlight the chief features of stupa architecture.
Answer: Features of stupa architecture
37. What are main features of the Hindu temples built around 1800 years ago?
Answer: Main features of the Hindu temples
