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Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

Which of the following age can be termed as 'the age of hunters' ?

  1. Paleolithic age

  2. Mesolithic age

  3. Neolithic age

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Paleolithic lasted from 2.6 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago. The word Palaeolithic derives from the Greek: palaios (old) and lithikos (relating to or composed of stone), means 'old age of the stone'. It is also more generally associated with the cultures and lifestyles of the hunter-gatherers who produced stone tools.

Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

Arrange the Pre-historical eras in chronological order. Select the correct order from the first era to the last.

  1. Iron age, Bronze age, Copper age, Stone age

  2. Stone age, Bronze age, Copper age, Iron age

  3. Stone age, Copper age, Bronze age, Iron age

  4. Stone age, Copper age, Iron age, Bronze age
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Stone age - An ancient time when people made tools from stone;  lasted roughly 3.4 million years
Copper age - An era of transition between the stone tool-using farmers of the Neolithic and the metal-obsessed civilizations of the Bronze Age; roughly from 3500 to 2300 BCE.
Bronze age - A time period when people made tools from an alloy called bronze; time period varies with regions.
Iron age -  Replaced bronze in most implements and weapons;  Iron technology was developed; time period varies with regions.
Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

Which of the following is true regarding the Paleolithic age?

  1. The Palaeolithic humans hunted collectively

  2. The stronger among the group led the group

  3. There was no gender difference in hunting

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Paleolithic Era is significant because people established the process of hunting-gathering, which has supported humans for the majority of their existence on earth. The Paleolithic Era also involved the development of simple tools, including the hand ax, and tool-making industries

Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

What kind of information we get from cave paintings?

  1. Evidence for planning of hunting ground and prey by early humans

  2. Early humans collectively engaged in recreational activities

  3. Dexterity of early humans

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Cave painting is significant because it was what people in prehistoric times did in order to record history and culture.
As it provides all the information about -
1. Dexterity of early humans
2. Early humans collectively engaged in recreational activities
3. Evidence for the planning of hunting ground and prey by early humans.
Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

The pre-historic man used _______ as axes to chop down trees and cut them up into logs.

  1. Stone

  2. Wood

  3. Bones

  4. Metal
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The period before the discovery of the art of writing is called the Prehistoric age. This is so because we do not find evidence of the linguistic development or the use of scripts. In this age, man was a nomad and indulged in hunting and food-gathering. Archaeologists have discovered few tools created and used by these people. Probably they used tools made of stone, wood and bones. Among these, only tools made of stone have survived today, providing us the sources for study. Pre historic man used stone tools to cut wooden logs.

Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

Most of the Pre - Historic sites have been discovered on ________.

  1. Deserts

  2. Forests

  3. Banks of lakes and rivers

  4. Mountains
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The period before the discovery of the art of writing is called the Prehistoric age. This is so because we do not find evidence of the linguistic development or the use of scripts. In this age, man was a nomad and indulged in hunting and food-gathering. The relics of the hunting and food-gathering humans are available in Bimbetka, Hunasagi and Kurnool in India. There are many other sites in which such relics have been found. Most of these sites have been discovered along the banks of rivers and lakes. Furthermore, since stone tools were essential for the survival of people of that age, they chose areas abundant with stone which could fulfil their needs. Areas where people used stones to create various tools have been thought to be the first industrial sites of human beings.

Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

In Chalcolithic age, In addition to the stone tools, the people of this period made _______ as well.

  1. iron tools

  2. copper tools

  3. bronze tools

  4. silver tools
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chalcolithic age was a transition period from the Stone Age (Neolithic) to Metal Age. The first metal to be used was copper. It was used with the stone for making pins and simple implements.The transition is thought to have taken place gradually in the late 7th millennium BCE. It is also called Stone-Copper age.

Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

How was man in nomadic stage?

  1. Stable

  2. Secure

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Man has moved from a nomadic stage to a settled social life. A stable and secure community life is necessary for the development of the individual as well as society. In the nomadic stage, man did not have this stability and security. They were continuously on move in search of food and shelter from wild animals and other predators.

Multiple choice social studies early human life pre-historic india beginning of human life early man: the stone age

What is prehistoric period?

  1. The period for which written records are available using which we can write history

  2. The period for which no written records are available by which to write its history

  3. The period after first AD.

  4. The period before first AD.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Prehistoric period is the period for which no written records are available by which to write its history. Prehistory is the period that begins with the appearance of the human being like species, about five million years ago, and finishes with the invention of writing, about 6,000 years ago. It is a long period divided into three stages: the Palaeolithic Age, the NeolithicAge and the Metal Age.