Describe tools used by farmers and herders. [V. Imp.]
Stone tools have been found from many sites. They are often different from the Palaeolithic tools and are called ‘Neolithic'. There were tools that were polished so as to give a fine cutting edge, and mortars and pestles were used for grinding grain and other plant produce. However, Palaeolithic tools were still used for some purposes. Some tools were also made of bone.
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?
Look at the table on page 25 of the textbook/ If Neinuo wanted to eat rice, which are the places she would have visited?
List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers.
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.