INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the people of stone age?
A
They had to depend entirely on tools and weapons made of stone
B
They settled down only on the slopes of the hills, in rock shelters and the hilly river valley
C
They could not produce more than what they needed for this bare subsistence
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People in the Stone Age were hunter-gatherers. This means that they either hunted the food they needed or gathered food from trees and other plants. In the early Stone Age, people lived in caves (hence the name cavemen) but other types of shelter were developed as the Stone Age progressed.

Detailed explanation-2: -They were food gatherers, ate wild fruits and vegetables, and lived on Hunting. Humans used unpolished, rough stones like hand axes, choppers, blades, burins and scrapers. The Indian people are believed to have belonged to the ‘Negrito’ race, and lived in the open air, river valleys, caves and rock shelters.

Detailed explanation-3: -3 There were four types of humans: Tool-makers (called homo habilis), Fire-makers (called homo erectus), Neanderthals (called homo neanderthalensis) and Modern humans (called homo sapiens). The last one is us! 4 Flint was commonly used for making stone tools.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Stone Age is the longest time period in the human timeline The oldest stone tools date to around 3.3 million years ago. Stone Age people did not always live in caves The oldest musical instrument found is around 35, 000-40, 000 old More items •28-Dec-2020

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