Unit 6 Things we make and do
Lesson 17 The Story of the Earliest People
I. New words:
1. history 11. realized
2. previous 12. sharp stones
3. sources 13. thunder
4. remains 14. lightning
5. historians 15. sharper
6. stone tools 16. striking
7. cave paintings 17. almonds
8. hominins 18. distance
9. developed 19. hunter-gatherers
10. appeared 20. hunting scenes
II. Define the following:
1. Invented - Made or thought of something for the first time.
2. Signs - Movements that have a special meaning.
3. History – Record of which has happened long years back.
III. Answer in one sentence:
Q1. Who were hominins?
Ans. Hominins were early humans.
Q 2. When did modern human beings appear on earth?
Ans. Modern human beings appeared on earth about 200,000 years ago.
Q3. How did early humans develop their skill?
Ans. Early humans developed their skill by making their own tools.
Lesson 17 The Story of the Earliest People
I. New words:
1. history 11. realized
2. previous 12. sharp stones
3. sources 13. thunder
4. remains 14. lightning
5. historians 15. sharper
6. stone tools 16. striking
7. cave paintings 17. almonds
8. hominins 18. distance
9. developed 19. hunter-gatherers
10. appeared 20. hunting scenes
II. Define the following:
1. Invented - Made or thought of something for the first time.
2. Signs - Movements that have a special meaning.
3. History – Record of which has happened long years back.
III. Answer in one sentence:
Q1. Who were hominins?
Ans. Hominins were early humans.
Q 2. When did modern human beings appear on earth?
Ans. Modern human beings appeared on earth about 200,000 years ago.
Q3. How did early humans develop their skill?
Ans. Early humans developed their skill by making their own tools.
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1. Match the following:
NCERT Solutions For Class 6 History Chapter 1
2. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.
Answer:
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3. Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?
Answer: One can know what had happened so many years ago through these ways:
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4. Make a list of as. the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?
Answer: The answer can be summarized through this flow diagram:
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The ones that could be made of stone are
Surface used for writing inscriptions
Remains of buildings
Objects like tools, weapons, etc.
5. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
Answer: Ordinary men and women did not feel the need of recording what they did. Also, they lacked proper writing methods.
6. Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives oj kings would have been different from those of farmers.
Answer: The lives of kings would have different from those of farmers in some ways like these:
The kings set up large kingdoms whereas the farmers’ life was not like theirs.
The farmers did not keep records of what they did whereas the kings kept records of their battles and their victories.
7. Find the word ‘crafts persons’ on page of textbook. In list at least five different crafts that you know about today. Are the crafts persons—(a) men (b) women (c) both men and women
Answer: The various crafts that dominate the present life are listed here:
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These crafts persons are both men and women.
8. What were the subjects on which books were written in the past? Which of these would you like to read?
Answers: Ancient books covered subjects like:
(i) Religious beliefs and practices (ii) Lives of kings (iii) Medicine (iv) Science
(v) Poetry (vi) Drama (vii) Epics
It would be really interesting to read the epics of the past. The Ramayana, The Mahabharata and the Upanishadas are some of the religious epics of the past.
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