Long Answer Questions
1. What were the main developments that took place in the life of early man in the prehistoric period?
2. Give two reasons why early man moved from place to place.
3. How did the early man discover fire? How did it help him?
4. Explain the community life of early humans.
5. What were the achievements of man in the Neolithic Age?
6. Write a note on the characteristics of cave paintings found in Spain.
Answers
Explanation:
- Agriculture was introduced during this time, which led to more permanent settlements in villages. Finally, during the Neolithic period (roughly 8,000 B.C. to 3,000 B.C.), ancient humans switched from hunter/gatherer mode to agriculture and food production. They domesticated animals and cultivated cereal grains.
- In search of food and shelter, as they had no fixed place to live, as the present human beings, they always kept on moving. Whenever they felt any sort of danger around the area where they were living.
1) Ans:- Agriculture was introduced during this time, which led to more permanent settlements in villages. Finally, during the Neolithic period (roughly 8,000 B.C. to 3,000 B.C.), ancient humans switched from hunter/gatherer mode to agriculture and food production. They domesticated animals and cultivated cereal grains.
2) Ans:- Early humans moved from place to place for various reasons:
i) In search of food and shelter, as they had no fixed place to live, as the present human beings, they always kept on moving. ...
ii) Whenever they felt any sort of danger around the area where they were living.
3) Ans:- The early discovery of fire had numerous benefits to the early hominids. With fire, they were able to protect themselves from the terrain, and were also able to devise an entirely new way of hunting. Evidence of fire has been found in caves, suggesting that fire was used to keep the early hominids warm.
4) Ans:- For thousands and thousands of years, people lived in small bands of hunter-gatherers and lived nomadic lifestyles, meaning they had to continually follow food supply and never lived in one single place. Then, everything changed. ... Humans domesticated plants and animals and developed agriculture to help them grow food.
5) Ans:- The Neolithic period is significant for its megalithic architecture, the spread of agricultural practices, and the use of polished stone tools.
6) Ans:- It contains 200 paintings and engravings in a labyrinth of galleries extending for a third of a mile into the Earth. More than 80 of the figures are concentrated about 200 meters from the entrance. Further inside are 60 engravings, including horses, bison, human figures, an ibex, and many other animals.