Question 1

Question 1: Write about the effects on your life, of the seasonal changes in weather.

Accepted Answer

The seasonal changes in weather result in changes in my clothing. I wear warm clothes during winter and light cotton clothes in summer. The seasonal changes in climate make me sick sometimes and I am forced to take medicines. I cannot go out and play games with my friends in the rainy season.

Question 2

Question 1: Compare the New Stone Age village with a modern village.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Question 1:

Accepted Answer

Answer each of the following questions in one sentence: Question 1. Why did the Neanderthals live in caves? Answer: The Neanderthals lived in caves because at that time the climate in Europe was extremely cold.

Question 4

Question 2: How did the Neanderthals protect themselves from the extreme cold climate?

Accepted Answer

To protect themselves from the freezing temperature, the Neanderthals made fire for warmth and wore leather clothing.

Question 5

Question 3: What did the Neanderthals do to their caves to protect themselves from the freezing temperature?

Accepted Answer

To protect themselves from the freezing temperature, they used animal hides to erect tents inside the caves for warmth.

Question 6

Question 4: Where did they live when it was warm?

Accepted Answer

They built huts in the open to live when it was warm.

Question 7

Question 5: Where did the Middle Stone Age man establish their camps?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Stone Age man established their camps all over the world.

Question 8

Question 6: Why did they establish their camps all over the world?

Accepted Answer

As the climate was getting warmer and the environment was changing their lifestyle and diet were also changing and this enabled them establish their camps all over the world.

Question 9

Question 7: How did a huge animal like the mammoth get extinct?

Accepted Answer

A huge animal like the mammoth got extinct because mammoths were hunted on a large scale.

Question 10

Question 8: Which smaller animals did the Middle Stone Age man hunt?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Stone Age man hunted smaller animals like boar, deer, mountain goat and sheep.

Question 11

Question 9: What enabled the Homo sapiens to travel to faraway regions?

Accepted Answer

Their changed diet pattern enabled groups of Homo sapiens to roam to faraway regions.

Question 12

Question 10: Why did the Homo sapiens move their camps to different places?

Accepted Answer

The Homo sapiens moved their camps to different places according to the seasonal changes.

Question 13

Question 11: Other than hunting, how did the Homo sapiens acquire their food?

Accepted Answer

Other than hunting, the Homo sapiens harvested seasonal wild grains and gathered seasonal fruits and roots.

Question 14

Question 12: Why did the Homo sapiens begin to fell trees?

Accepted Answer

The Homo sapiens felled trees to clear the jungles and set up their seasonal camps in the clearings

Question 15

Question 13: What enabled the New Stone Age man to establish permanent village-settlements?

Accepted Answer

The nature of agricultural work made it possible for the New Stone Age man to establish permanent village-settlements.

Question 16

Question 14: In which way of life is it necessary to keep moving?

Accepted Answer

In the hunting and gathering way of life, it is necessary to keep moving all the time.

Question 17

Question 15: According to the climate, what work was done by the Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

According to the climate, fishing and hunting was the work done by Homo sapiens.

Question 18

Question 1: Homo sapiens had largely turned to fishing.

Accepted Answer

As the mammoths became extinct due to hunting, the Homo sapiens turned to fishing.

Question 19

Question 2: Homo sapiens needed to stay in one place over a longer period of time.

Accepted Answer

i. By observation of nature, the Homo sapiens discovered and learnt about the best seasons for fishing and the best hunting ground. ii. For this reason, they needed to stay in one place for a longer period of time.

Question 20

Question 3: People established permanent village settlements.

Accepted Answer

i. The nature of agricultural work made it necessary to stay in one place. ii. Therefore people established permanent village-settlements to live in them generation after generation

Question 21

Question 4: By the time of the Middle Stone Age, big animals like mammoths were on the way to extinction.

Accepted Answer

Due to the changing environment and also because they were hunted on a very large scale, big animals like mammoths were on the way to extinction by the time of the Middle Stone Age.

Question 22

Question 1: Why did the hunting pattern of the Homo sapiens change with time?

Accepted Answer

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Question 23

Question 2: How did the Homo sapiens discover the best hunting grounds and fishing seasons?

Accepted Answer

By observation of nature and using this knowledge to their advantage, the Homo sapiens discovered the best season for fishing and also the best hunting grounds.

Question 24

Question 3: How and why did the Homo sapiens clear the jungle?

Accepted Answer

i. For fishing and hunting in one particular region, the Homo sapiens needed to stay in one place for longer periods. ii. So they cleared the jungles by felling trees and set up their seasonal camps in the clearings.

Question 25

Question 4: Why did the people of the New Stone Age establish permanent village-settlements and lived in them generation after generation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 26

Question 5: How did the Neanderthals protect themselves from the cold?

Accepted Answer

Step-by-step solution provided.

Question 27

Question 6: Why was there no need to keep moving constantly in the New Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

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Question 28

Question 1: Why did the Neanderthals live in caves?

Accepted Answer

The Neanderthals lived in caves because at that time the climate in Europe was extremely cold. Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution How did the Neanderthals protect themselves from the extreme cold climate? Solution & Step-by-Step Answer: To protect themselves from the freezing temperature, the Nea

New Stone Age village	Modern village
1. New Stone Age village was primitive as it was an early village-settlement.	1. Modern village is much developed as it underwent many changes over a period of time.
2. New Stone Age village was in remote areas and had no contact with the outside world.	2. Modern villages are well-connected with the outside world with the means of transport and communication.
3. Human beings lived in huts.	3. Human beings live in constructed houses.
4. Agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing were the main activities of the villagers.	4. Besides agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing, many other activities are undertaken by the villagers with the help of machines.

Chapter 7 From Shelters to Village-settlements Solutions