What we have to do in Sanskrit Maharashtra board textbook Ls-8.4 STD-8th
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.1 Geographical conditions and the
course of history
1.2 Geographical features of India
1.3 The Indian subcontinent
1.1 Geographical conditions and history
In the fifth standard, we saw at some
length that there is a close relationship
between man and his environment. We saw
how the changes in the lifestyle of the early
man and his technology were related to the
changes in his surroundings. We also
reviewed the history of human civilization
from the Stone Age to the agricultural
civilizations that flourished on the banks
of rivers.
History is a coherent account of the
significant past events in the progress of
human culture. Time, place, society and
individuals are the four major pillars of
history. We cannot write history without
them. Of these four components, ‘place’ is
related to geography or geographical
conditions. In this sense, history and
Let’s discuss.
● What occupations are seen in
your locality?
● What crops are grown in your
surroundings?
Our diet, clothing, housing, occupation,
in fact, all human life in any region depends
to a large extent on its geographical
characteristics. For example, the life of the
people in hilly regions is more strenuous
than that of the people on the plains. Not
much fertile land is available in the hilly
regions, while in the plains, it is available
on a large scale. That is why, grains and
vegetables are scarce in hilly areas.
In comparison, people on the plains get
them in a sufficient measure. Naturally,
this has an impact on the diet of the people.
In hilly regions, people depend more on
hunting and gathering for their food. We
also find other such differences in the
lifestyle of the people of the hilly regions
and those of the plains.