Chapter 1 From the Stone Age to Copper Stone Age
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Q. 1. What is stone age?
Answer : Pre-historic age is mainly known as the Stone Age. It is the period when civilization began and pre-historic man started weapons and implements made of stone.
Q. 2. How is the Stone Age classified?
Answer : Stone Age is classified into three categories according to the chronological culture -
(a) Pre Stone Age, (b) Mid Stone Age and (c) Neo Stone Age.
Q. 3. What kind of life did the man of Stone Age live?
Answer : The man of Stone Age started protecting himself from the wild animals with the help of weapons made from stone. At that time, he roamed in the forest, on the mountains, and in the river valleys, and lived on fruits, roots, and hunted animals. Caves in the mountains were his resting places.
Q. 4. Why is Madhya Pradesh called as the habitation of prehistoric man?
Answer : Madhya Pradesh is called as habitation of prehistoric man because signs of prehistoric culture have been found in several excavations. Several fossils of rhino, pigs, deer, etc. found here show the presence of these animals. Several remains of the Stone Age have been found in the Narmada Valley from Amarkantak to Hoshangabad.
In Bhutra near Narsinghpur, a stone axe and fossils of elephant, rhinos, bears, buffaloes, etc. have been found. The axe found there is regarded to be almost 4 lakh years old. In 1982, a fossil of the prehistoric man was found in village Hathnoura in Budni tehsil, Sehore district. It is 6 lakh years old and it is the oldest remain of the prehistoric man. These discoveries depict the prehistoric glimpses of the region.
Q. 5. Where do we find the wall paintings in Madhya Pradesh?
Answer : Wall paintings found in the caves of Madhya Pradesh are of global importance. Such wall paintings are especially found in Pachmarhi, Hoshangabad, Sagar, Chhindwara, Chhatarpur, Panna, Gwalior, Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, Guna, Rewa, Mandsaur, and Shivpuri districts. Group of painted caves found at Bhimbetka and Jaora are the largest ones among them.
Q. 6. How did the man begin progressing in the Neo-Stone Age?
Answer : Neo-Stone Age was the period when man started giving up the nomadic lifestyle and began settling at one place. He started progressing in the following manners:
(i) When man started living at one place, he started various new activities.
(ii) The implements built by man during this period were bright and polished.
(iii) Celt, axe, chisel, etc. were some of the major implements built during this period.
(iv) Apart from these, polished implements made of bones such as arrowheads, scraper, hook, ring, quern, etc. have also been found.
(v) Man started gaining knowledge about agriculture, cattle rearing, and earthen pot making during this age.
(vi) He also learned weaving clothes, building houses, using arms, and use of fire.
Q. 7. Where have we found the remains of Copper Stone Age culture in Madhya Pradesh? What type of human life do they indicate to?
Answer : In Madhya Pradesh, the remains of the Copper Stone Age culture have been found in the river valleys of Narmada, Chambal, and Betwa. They are remains of contemporary civilizations which flourished in Mohanjo-daro and Harappa. The major places where these remains have been found are in Ujjain, Mandsaur, Raisen, Sagar, West Nimar, and Vidisha districts. Therefore, the Malwa region is rich in context of the cultural heritage of the Copper Stone Age.
There were various changes observed in the activities of man during this period:
- He started making bricks for building houses.
- Apart from this, he also started industries and trade.
- He developed faith in religion and started worshipping gods and goddesses.
- Besides, glimpses of dance, music, and family life are also found in human beings.
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