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Wheat and were the first crops to be domesticated. (Barley/ Pulses)

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Important Questions on From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food

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Give reasons why the early humans were able to settle down after they learnt how to grow crops.
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Which animals did the New Stone Age man tame first? How did they prove useful?
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How are we able to gather knowledge about the customs and practices of the Neolithic people?
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Write short notes on the daily life of early humans, Mehrgarh Period I ( 7000-5000 BCE).
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Which of the following was not a characteristic of the Neolithic Age?
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Why do people who grow crops have to stay in the same place for a long time?
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Which according to you was a greater revolution: early humans becoming food producers or early humans taming animals or early humans making pottery? Give reasons to justify your answer.
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During the Neolithic period, early man invented the wheel and pottery, learnt farming and settled down in villages. We find certain values inherent in human beings and cherished by them since the Stone Age brought about these changes and helped in the march of civilization. Discuss these values.
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List two animals that were domesticated during the Neolithic Age.
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Identify the place or region where Mehrgarh, the earliest known farming and pastoral settlement of the Indian subcontinent located.
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Can you think of any reasons why the dog was perhaps the first animal to be tamed?
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List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from those of hunter-gatherers.
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Distinguish between the following: Food gatherer and food producer.
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The early man domesticated animals and started growing _____.