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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The Palaeolithic man lived as a _______________ _______________ and led a _______________ life.
   2. Man's discovery of _______________ is considered to be the most important event of the _______________ Stone Age.
   3. The _______________ age was very short (c. 10,000 BCE to 8000 BCE).
   4. The invention of the _______________ changed the life of man forever.
   5. _______________ was the first metal to be discovered leading to the _______________ age or the _______________ Stone Age.
2. 2.

   Match the following.

   1. Palaeolithic Age	(a) beginning of agriculture
   2. Variety of stones	(b) alloy of copper and tin
   3. Mesolithic Age	(c) 5,00,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
   4. Bronze	(d) wheel
   5. Pot making	(e) weapons

    

3. 3.

   Write True or False for the following.

   1. The continent of Africa is cited as the first home of humans.
   2. The Mesolithic tools were made of metals.
   3. Early humans grew corn, wheat and millets.
   4. There was no improvement in man's life in the Neolithic Age.
   5. The Indian Bronze Age began during the Indus Valley civilization.
4. 4.

   Name the main phases of the Stone Age.
5. 5.

   Describe the life of a Palaeolithic man as a hunter-gatherer.
6. 6.

   What progress was made in agriculture in the Neolithic Age?