Meanings

1. Anthropologist: ______________________________________________________

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2. Archaeological: _______________________________________________________

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3. Village: ____________________________________________________________

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4. Myth: _____________________________________________________________

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5. Astronomical: ________________________________________________________

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6. Obscure: ___________________________________________________________

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7. Align: ______________________________________________________________

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Fill in the blanks

1. _______________________________ and other scientists study the bones and

skeletons of the early humans anad animals.

2. A _______________________ is the trace of an animal or plant from the prehistoric

times that has been preserved in earth’s crust.

3. The hunter gatherers discovered a stone called _________________

4. The most famous rock paintings are in ______________________ in Madhya Pradesh.

5. The early humans lived in prehistoric times when no one knew how to _______________

and write.

6. Scholarly study sources such as ________________, _______________ , cave

paintings and so on to know about the early humans.

 7. The early humans were _______________________________ in the palaeolithic age.

8. The Mesolithic age saw the rise of _________________________ of animals.

9. The chalcolithic age saw the appearance of tools made of _____________________.

10. The bronze age began when people learnt to mix ____________________ and tin.

11. Solar and lunar eclipses are just _____________________ shadows of heavenly bodies.

12. A total solar eclipse occurs when the sun is completely ____________________ by the

moon.

13. The shadows of the earth ___________________ the moon wholly or partially.

Question and Answers

1. What is evolution?

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2. What are the sources of information about life during prehistoric times?

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3. Describe the nomadic life of early humans.

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4. How the fire effects the lives of early humans?

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 5. State some advantages of domestication of animals.

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6. What were some of the major changes in neolithic age?

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7. Name the first metal used by the early humans.

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8. What is an eclipse?

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9. Name the two kinds of eclipse.

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10. When does the solar eclipse occur?

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11. When does lunar eclipse occur?

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12. Why is it dangerous to look at the solar eclipse with our naked eyes?

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