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1. 1.

   Write true or false
   1. Neanderthals were found in Africa.
   2. Homo erectus is known as the 'upright man'.
   3. Mud houses with thatched roofs were built in the Palaeolithic Age.
   4. In the Palaeolithic Age, humans used skin of animals to make clothes.
   5. Fire was invented during the New Stone Age.

2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. ___________ is the process that has brought the difference between homing and modern man.
   2. Hominids lived about __________ years ago.
   3. Hominids bear resemblance to animals like __________ and ____________ of Africa and _________ Asia.
   4. Humans began to grow their own food in the __________ Age.
   5. _________ were known as the 'Wise Men'.
3. 3.

   Who were called the 'upright man' and why?

4. 4.

   How did the Neanderthals get their name? Name the different types of hominids.

5. 5.

   How were tools of Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages different from those of the Palaeolithic Age?

6. 6.

   How was the wheel invented? How did it prove useful to early humans?