On The Trial of the Earliest People – CBSE Notes for Class 6 Social
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Facts that Matter:
• People who lived in the subcontinent about 2 million years ago were Hunter-gatherers. They hunted wild animals and gathered plant produce to get their food. They moved from place to place, in search of more food, water and resources.
• Hunter-gatherers made and used various types of tools—tools of stone, wood and bone.
Habitation refers to the place where people lived.
• Stone tools were made using different techniques like stone on stone (using a stone to give required shape to another stone) and pressure flaking.
• Fire was used by the early people. They used fire as a source of light, to cook meat and to scare away animals.
• Grasslands developed in many areas due to change in climate around 12000 years ago. Herding, and rearing animals and fishing became common.
• Several grain bearing grasses, like wheat, barley, rice grew naturally in different parts of the subcontinent. The people also began growing plants on their own.
• Many old caves have paintings on their walls. They show wild animals and are drawn with great accuracy and skill. A painting from a rock shelter.
• In Hunsgi, a number of early Palaeolithic sites have been found. A large number of tools were also found, most of which were made of limestone.
Words that Matter:
• Factory-Sites: Places where stone was found and where people made tools are called Factory-sites.
• Grasslands: Areas of land with high fertility and thus good for growing crops are called Grasslands.
• Habitation-Cum-Factory Sites: Factory-sites where people lived for some time have been called Habitation-cum-factory sites.
• Hunter-Gatherers: People who lived in the subcontinent about two million years ago and who hunted wild animals, caught fish and birds, gathered food to eat, were the Hunter-gatherers.
• Palaeolithic: The part of history extending from 2 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago is called the Palaeolithic period.
• Mesolithic: The part of history extending from about 12,000 years ago to about 10,000 years ago is called the Mesolithic period.
• Microliths: Stone tools of the mesolithic period are called Microliths.
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