, HISTORY CLASS VI

WEEK 4 (27th April to 3rd May, 2020)

NAME OF THE CHAPTER: FROM HUNTING- GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

PERIOD : 1 PERIOD : 2 PERIOD : 3

Revision time – 10 mins
Test time – 20 mins
Discussing answers – 10 mins
Marks - 15
STEP : 1 Read page no. 15 to 16 from the textbook. STEP –I: Read page no. 17 to 20 from the Step -I:
textbook.
Topic for the day as bullet points- Revise the chapter for 10 mins,
Topic for the day as bullet points- read the portion completed
 Finding out about fire: thoroughly.
 A new way of life:
 People started looking after the plants till Attempt the test
the grain ripened. They stored the grains given below .
for food and seeds.
Step - II :

A) FILL IN THE BLANKS:

a) Fire was used as a source of

_______.
b) The climate of the world
changed to ____conditions around
12,000 years ago.
c) People began _____ cloth.
d)Bolan pass is in important route
into_____
e)Remains of square or rectangular
houses have been found
(Look for Kurnool caves in map: 2)
in_______.
  Traces of ash have been found in Kurnool caves .
B)MATCH THE COLUMNS:
 Fire could have been used for:
The first Goat
 cooking, animal to
 As source of light, be tamed
 To scare animals away. Kurnool
 A Changing environment: Pit houses caves

Dead 12,000
people in years ago
mehrgarh
buried
with
 Storing animals: Traces of Burzahom
Ash
 People observed animals that are reared
 Around 12,000 years ago, the climate of the can be used as a ‘store’ of food. Grasslands The dog’s
world, became relatively warm . developed wild
 Towards a settled life ancestor
 This led to the development of grasslands and an
increase in the number of animals that survived  Traces of huts or houses at some sites are
found which shows that people have a C) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
on grass. QUESTIONS:
stable life. For e.g. In
 Fishing also became important. Burzahom( Kashmir) people built pit Q .1.Name two Neolithic tools
houses. which are used to grind grain
 The beginning of farming and herding:
even today.
People observed naturally growing wheat, barley, rice. Q.2.Which animals were
This may have led them to think about considered relatively gentle?
practicing farming. Q. 3.Mention the two purposes
for which grains had to be stored.
Q.4.What did people do to store
grains.
 Q.5 Why were dead people buried
with animals like the goat?

 END OF DAY 3

 People also attract and then tame animals by leaving

food for them near their shelters.
 Often, people protected animals like sheep , goat,  Cooking hearths both inside and outside
cattle from attacks by other wild animals. the huts are also found.
 This is how they became herders  Stone tools of Neolithic age were found.

Step - II
Refer to the extra mark app for- detailed learning
module (understanding concepts -10 to 19).

Step – III

If you have any doubts clear them with your subject teacher
( Please check name and number of the subject from the
school website)

Step –IV:
(Write these questions in your notebook):

Q.4.List the different ways in which hunter gatherers used

Fire. 4 marks.
Ans. Hunter-gatherers used fire for these purposes:
 a) To scare away animals.
b) To cook meat.
c) To warm themselves during the cold weather.
d) Used as a source of light

Q.5. List the changes that took place around 12,000 years
ago. 3 marks.
A Ans . Following changes took place around 12,000 years
ago:
1. a) The climate of the world became relatively warm.
b) In many areas, this led to the development of grasslands.
c) These grasslands helped herbivorous animals that
survived on grass.

Q.6.How did people become farmers and herders?

4 marks  Many kinds of earthen pots have also
Ans. been found.
1. FARMERS:
a) People observed naturally growing wheat, barley, rice
etc.
b) They started growing their own plants and thus they
became farmers.
2. HERDERS:
a) People observed that they could attract and tame animals
by leaving food for them.
 People also began weaving cloth.
b) They started rearing sheep, goat cattle etc.
c) Often, people protected these animals from attacks by
other wild animals. This is how they became herders.

END OF DAY 1
 A closer look – Living and dying in
Mehrgarh (Find Mehrgarh on map 2)

 People probably learnt to grow barley

and wheat, and rear sheep and goats for
the first time in this area.
 Many animal bones were found.
LOOK AT THE TABLE GIVEN BELOW:

 Remains of square or rectangular houses

were also found here.
Step - II
Refer to the extra mark app for -
detailed learning module ( understanding
concepts-20 to 31).
Step – III

If you have any doubts clear them with your

subject teacher ( Please check name and
number of the subject from the school
website)

Step IV: Please see the PPT on this chapter

which is given in the website:

CHAPTER II

FROM HUNTING -
GATHERING TO GROWING
FOOD

PPT

Step – V: (Write these questions in

your notebook):
Q 7. Describe the main features of
Mehrgarh. 4 marks
Ans. a) Mehrgarh is located in a fertile plain,
near the Bolan pass in the Indian subcontinent.

b) Many animal bones were found here.

c) Other finds at Mehrgarh include remains of

square or rectangular houses. Each house had
four or more compartments.

d) Several burial sites have been found at

Mehrgarh. In one burial the dead person was
buried with goats.

Location of Bolan Pass

Bolan pass through the mountains

END OF DAY 2