Q}Name some places in India where remains people from lower palaeolithic period have been found.
Q}List three ways in which early humans used fire.
Q}Write a note on the Early palaeolithic age.
Q}How and where was fire discovered?
Q} Write a note on the subdivisions of the palaeolithic age.
Q} Discuss the types of stone tools used during the stone age.
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Answer. 1) Chirki-Nevasa in Maharashtra has yielded as many as 2000 tools, and those have also been found at several places in the south. ADVERTISEMENTS: Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh is an important site, and the caves and rock shelters of Bhimbetka near Bhopal also show features of the Lower Palaeolithic age.
Answer. 2) a) Fire provided a source of warmth
b) protection from predators
c) a way to create more advanced hunting tools
d) a method for cooking food.
Answer. 3) The Palaeolithic dates from about 2.6 million years ago and ended around 15,000BC with the Mesolithic in Western Europe, and with the Epipaleolithic in warmer climates such as Africa. The Palaeolithic age began when hominids (early humans) started to use stones as tools for bashing, cutting and scraping.
Answer. 4) According to the Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. ... The earliest creatures that predated human beings were probably well aware of fire. When lightning would strike a forest and create a fire, it probably intrigued and amazed them.
Answer. 5) The Paleolithic or Old Stone Age originated around 30,000 BCE, lasting until 10,000 BCE, and is separated into three periods: the Lower Paleolithic (the earliest subdivision), Middle Paleolithic, and Upper Paleolithic.
Answer. 6) The Early Stone Age began with the most basic stone implements made by early humans. These Oldowan toolkits include hammerstones, stone cores, and sharp stone flakes. By about 1.76 million years ago, early humans began to make Acheulean handaxes and other large cutting tools.
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