Ch 2 Mesolithic

Question 1

What is the timeframe of the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age?

Answer 1

The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age falls roughly from 10000 B.C. to 6000 B.C.

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Question 2

Where are various Mesolithic sites found?

Answer 2

Various Mesolithic sites are found in the Chhotanagpur region, Central India, and also south of the Krishna River.

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Question 3

What are some characteristic stone tools of the Mesolithic Age?

Answer 3

The characteristic tools of the Mesolithic Age are known as Microliths, which include pointed, cresconic blades, scrapers, etc, all made of stone.

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Question 4

What activities give an idea about the social life of Mesolithic people?

Answer 4

The paintings and engravings found at the rock shelters give an idea about the social life and economic activities of Mesolithic people.

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Question 5

What shift in hunting patterns occurred during the Mesolithic Age?

Answer 5

There seems to have been a shift from big animal hunting to small animal hunting and fishing during the Mesolithic Age.

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Question 6

What new tool began to be used during the Mesolithic Age?

Answer 6

The use of bow and arrow began during the Mesolithic Age.

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Question 7

What activities started to emerge towards the end of the Mesolithic Age?

Answer 7

Towards the end of the Mesolithic Age, activities such as domestication of animals, horticulture, primitive cultivation, and plain cultivation began to emerge.

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Question 8

What types of animal bones are found in Mesolithic sites?

Answer 8

Animal bones found in Mesolithic sites include dog, deer, boar, and ostrich.

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Question 9

What was occasionally practiced in Mesolithic sites regarding burials?

Answer 9

Occasionally, burials of the dead along with some microliths and shells seem to have been practiced in Mesolithic sites.

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