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Stone Age: Stone Tools · Maharashtra Board STD 5 (MSBSHSE - Semi English Medium). 11 questions.

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Question 13 Marks
Show the following places on the map of India.
a. A site of the Old Stone Age in Maharashtra.
b. A river basin with New Stone Age sites.
c. A site of the Middle Stone Age in Madhya Pradesh.
Answer
a. A site of Old Stone Age in Maharashtra : Gangapur
b. A river basin with New Stone Age site : Basin of river Ganga.
c. A site of Middle Stone Age in Madhya Pradesh: Bhimbetka
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Question 23 Marks
Where were the remains of Old Stone Age found in India?
Answer
  1. Remains of the Old Stone Age were found in India at various places from Kashmir to Tamil Nadu.
  2. Fossils of a human skull and the collar bone of an Old Stone Age woman were found near Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh.
  3. The fossilized skull of a child was found at a village near Puducherry.
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Question 33 Marks
What is meant by a ‘Chopper’?
Answer
  1. The first tools in the Old Stone Age were made with the percussion technique and were
    crude.
  2. Only one side of these tools had a sharp edge.
  3. These tools were called ‘Choppers’ and were used to break nuts or bones.
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Question 43 Marks
Middle Stone Age man began to settle in one place for a part of the year.
Answer
  1. Due to changes in the climate and the environment in the Middle Stone Age, the way of life of humans had begun to change.
  2. The Middle Stone Age man had started to harvest food grains and domesticate animals.
  3. Thus, he began to settle in one place for a part of the year.
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Question 53 Marks
Homo erectus could have a greater variety of food.
Answer
  1. Homo erectus had improved tools.
  2. He could now hunt a variety of big and small animals.
  3. He could thus have a greater variety of food.
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Question 63 Marks
How did the life of humans change during the Mesolithic Age?
Answer
  1. Due to the changes in the climate and the environment, the way of life in the Mesolithic Age began to change.
  2. Besides hunting, man started to harvest food grains that grew in the wild and also domesticated animals.
  3. Their diet also included various plant foods.
  4. They settled in one place, made different types of tools that were light in weight and durable, for hunting, fishing, harvesting and cutting of trees.
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Question 73 Marks
What lead the Homo sapiens to lead a more stable life?
Answer
  1. Homo sapiens made significant” progress in gaining knowledge of his environment and in the techniques of making tools and obtaining food.
  2. This enabled him to stay in one place so he build huts to live in
  3. They celebrated social festivals, made artistic objects and cave paintings.
  4. They started using ornaments to adorn themselves. All this meant that Homo sapiens lead a very stable life.
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Question 83 Marks
How is the Stone Age divided?
Answer
The Stone Age is divided into 3 periods on the basis of the shape and the types of tools found.
  1. Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic Age.
  2. Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic Age
  3. New Stone Age or Neolithic Age.
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Question 93 Marks
How can we conclude that the early man used tools made of twigs, bones and stones?
Answer
  1. The early man made tools using twigs, bones sticks and other materials available in nature.
  2. Since twigs and sticks decompose easily, we do not find any tools made from them.
  3. Only stone tools can be found today. Hence, we can conclude that the early man made tools not only out of stone but other materials also.
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Question 103 Marks
How did man learn to modify his tools?
Answer
  1. Man began to observe the environment & nature around him, continuously and minutely
  2. With his inborn creativity, he learnt that he could sharpen rods, bones, sticks and stones into tools to carry out their task more efficiently.
  3. He also learnt that he could shape these objects and use it to his advantage.
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Question 113 Marks
List out the factors that determine the choice of tools.
Answer
The four factors that determine the choice of tools is as follows:
  1. Availability of resources
  2. Minimal use of time and energy
  3. Maximum efficiency
  4. Skill of handling tools which is acquired through practice.
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