SSLC (English Medium) Class 9 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

The earliest tools made by human ancestors are found in ______.

Subsistence necessities of prehistoric humans were mainly ______ and ____.

Levalloisian tools are named after the _____ town.

Some of the rock paintings of India are dated to ______ paleolithic culture.

The Mesolithic period is known as ______ age.

Mention the importance of the upper layers of the earth.

Where is Great Rift Valley located?

Where do we find the earliest lithic tools of human ancestors?

What are the Levalloisian tools?

Mention the importance of the Upper Paleolithic period.

Neolithic age is called New age. Why?

What are the Wattle and Daub Walls? Where do you find them?

Enumerate the distinctive characteristics of Neanderthals.

The domestication of animals is a milestone in human history. Explain.

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Middle Paleolithic Culture.

1. Name the species which existed during the Middle Paleolithic period.
2. What are the Levalloisian Tools?
3. Name the people of this period.

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Upper Paleolithic Culture.

1. What is meant by Burin?
2. How was the period marked?
3. Name the people who lived in Europe during this period.
4. What was used for making tools and artworks?

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Neolithic Culture.

1. Where is the Early evidence of the Neolithic period found?
2. Why is the Neolithic Age called ‘New Age’?
3. What was the main factor for the development of early civilization?
4. Why is this period called the Neolithic Revolution?

The Lower Paleolithic culture conveys the cognitive skill of human ancestors. How?

The Upper Paleolithic period marks an innovation in tool technology. Describe.

Mention the contribution of Sir Robert Bruce Foote towards the Paleolithic culture of Tamil Nadu.