List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers.
Three points of difference between the lives of farmers/herders from hunter- gatherers :
(a) Hunter-gatherers kept travelling from place to place whereas farmers had to live at same place for longer periods of time to take care of their crops.
(b) Hunter-gatherers depended on meat of wild animals whereas farmers and herders used plants, crops and cattle.
(c) Hunter-gatherers did not have any settled life whereas farmers and herders gradually settled in huts, pit-houses, etc.
Name some important sites where archaeologists have found evidence of farmers and herders.
Make a list of all the animals mentioned in the table on page 25 of the textbook. For each one, describe what they may have been used for.
Why do archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters to start with and that herding became more important later?
List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers.
Look at the table on page 25 of the textbook/ If Neinuo wanted to eat rice, which are the places she would have visited?
How do scientists help in finding out whether the discovered sites were settlements of farmers and herders?
State whether true or false?
(a) Millets have been found at Hallur.
(b) People in Burzahom lived in rectangular houses.
(c) Chirand is a site in Kashmir.
(d) Jadeite, found in Daojali Hading, may have been brought from China
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:
(i) Jadeite is a………… , probably brought from China.
(ii) Ancient wood that has hardened into stone is called………………………..
(iii) Bolan Pass is an important route into ……………….
(iv) Remains of square or rectangular houses have been found in ….
(v)………. and ………. lived in groups called tribes.
(vi) Rice requires ……….. water than wheat and barley, (more/less)
(vii) Grain was used as ………….. , ……… and ………….
(viii) Animals were a source of……………. and meat.