Class 4 || NCERT || India And The World (4) || Lesson 2. The Story of Old Stone Age

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EXERCISES

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

1. Man first lived in _____.

Ans: forest

2. Early man was _____ and _____.

Ans: hunter, food gatherer

3. The three stages of the stone age are _____,_____,and _____.

Ans: the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age, The

Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age, and The

Neolithic or New Stone Age

4. People who study the origins of humans are called _____.

Ans: Paleoanthropologist

5. Early man hunted _____ for food.

Ans: animals

6. Man shared the forest with _____.

Ans: Animals

7. Early man lived in ______.

Ans: forests

B. Question time:

1. Where did the early man live long ago?

Ans: Long ago, the early man lived in forests like animals.

2. What is called Paleoanthropology?

Ans: One who studies early humans by studying the remains of human beings is called Paleoanthropologist.

3. What did the early man use to get his food?

Ans: The early man used a sharp stick or stone to get his food.

4. Why did the Early Man spend most of his time hunting?

Ans: The Early Man spent most of his time hunting because his main source of food was the flesh of animals including fish and birds.

5. Classify the stone age.

Ans: The Stone Age is classified into three stages:

a. The Paleolithic or Old Stone Age

b. The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age

c. The Neolithic or New Stone Age

6. Why did Early Man live in groups?

Ans: Early Man lived in groups to feel safe from wild animals.

7. Why did Early Man live a nomadic life?

Ans: The Early Man relied on natural food. Sometimes, they ran out of food collected from plants and trees and hunting around their cave, and moved to new areas to look for food. That is why he lived a nomadic life.

C. Answer in brief:

1. What did early man use for his protection?

Ans: The scorching heat, cold and heavy rain made the early man's life miserable. He wanted to be safe from the wild animals in the night. In order to get rid of these adversities, he lived in natural shelters like caves, away from the strong sun, wind, and rain. Towards, later part of the Stone Age Age, people learned building, simple shelters of stone and mud. Thus, he protected himself.

2. What did the early man use to cover his body?

Ans: The early man used leaves and barks to cover his body. He also learned to dry the skin of animals, he killed and used them as clothes.

3. From what did the early man make his tools?

Ans: The Early Man used big and strong stones to make his tools. He learned to give shape to the stones by breaking and sharpening them. Thus, shaped stones became stone tools for getting his food. Slowly, he learned to improve his tools by cutting them and making them handy and sharper. With the passage of time, he learned to tie a sharp stone to a wooden stick.

4. What was the early man's food?

Ans: The Early Man was a hunter and food gatherer. He hunted animals for food. The main source of food of early man was the flesh of animals including fish and birds. They also collected wild fruits, berries, and roots to eat.

D. Answer the following riddles

1. I was their only source of light.

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2. I was the most widely used thing in those days.

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3. I gave them food, clothing, and tools.

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4. This is where you will find drawings made in the Stone Age.

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