Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Beginning of Settled Life Textbook Exercises and Extra Question and Answers.
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(a) Archaeological evidence shows that, agriculture first began about 11,000 years ago in Israel and ——– . (Iran, Iraq, Dubai)
(b) The houses at the beginning of the New Stone Age were made of —- .(earth, bricks, wattle and daub)
Answer the following questions in brief.
(a) What are the three main steps in the process of domesticating a wild animal?
The three main steps in the process of domesticating a wild animal are:
catching wild animals
Controlling captured animals and training them to live with humans
To obtain useful materials from them and to give them practice in working with humans. When this step is completed the animal is considered completely domesticated.
(b) How did some people in the community become skilled craftsmen?
Due to the agricultural system providing more food than the community needed, some people in the community became skilled artisans. The remaining food allowed some people to have extra time and use their natural creativity to build specific skills. Such special ability members were given work based on their ability, which led to the development of various crafts like making pottery, beads and other materials. This happened when people gained the ability to store food grains for long periods of time and had the opportunity to do something outside of food production.
