Class 6 History Chapter 3 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. Why did early humans make pottery? How did they learn to make pottery?

Ans. Early humans make pottery to store the grains, they learn to make pots with the help of clay and  baked it into fire. later they have also used it for other purpose, like- Cooking, storing water, etc.

Q2. How do we get to know about the existence of early farmers?

Ans. By the remains of grains and tools found from different Neolithic and Mesolithic sites we came to know about the existence of early farmers.

Q3. Write a short note on Daojali Hading.

Ans. Daojali Hading is a neolithic site excavated in Assam, from here Polished stone tools, ceramics and kitchen items such as corn grinders, pestles and mortars have been found. Remains of clay pots gives information about the practice of agriculture and storage of grains.

 

Long Answer Type Questions:- 

Q1. How did agriculture change the life of early humans?

Ans. Agriculture brought many changes in the life of early humans, which are as follows:-

        - Humans started living a settled life.

        - Humans become producers of food.

        - They learned to make houses.

Q2. How was the invention of wheel an important step towards progress of early humans?

Ans. Invention of wheel did many changes in the lifestyle of early humans:-

        - people were able to go longer distances easily and in short period of time.

        - people become able to carry heavy objects more easily.

        - It was also used for making clay pots of better quality and strength.

Q3. Describe the pit-houses found at Burzahome. 

Ans. The Pit-houses found at Burzahome were made by the stone tools into circular shape and their sides were plastered with mud. These pits were narrow at the top and wide at the base, in some pits steps have been found.

    Inside these pits ash charcoal and pieces of pottery have been found. Some pits also had ovens to cook food.

Q4. Write short notes on Daily life of early humans, Mehrgarh period I.

Ans. Mehrgarh is a chalcolithic site, evidences of this period have been found from here, which gives many kind of information about their lifestyle:-

- oldest evidences of agriculture have been found from here, like- Charred grains.

- remains of earliest human settlements of around 7000 BCE have been found from here, like- mud houses of rectangular shape.

- bones of animals have been found which shows that they tamed animals, like- Cattle, sheep and goats.

- many graves have been found here, Stone tools, ornaments, precious stones and figures of women and animals.