Earliest Settlements

Q. Tina is watching a movie on people who used to live in the past. She observes that many people in the movie moved to different places even though travel was difficult back then. Which of the following reasons could people have for travelling in the past?

1. Adventure
2. To settle in a different places
3. For trading
4. Religious purposes

Q. Which Wonder of the World is associated with the Mesopotamian Civilisation?

1. Colosseum
2. Petra
3. Hanging Gardens
4. Taj Mahal

Q. How do the diverse physical features of the land contribute to the country's development?

Q. People mainly stayed near water bodies because ________

1. they were thirsty.
2. they wanted to live in a peaceful place.
3. they did not like any other location.
4. they needed water for almost all of their daily activities.

Q. Rahul was trying to know the lives of his grandparents and found out that they used to live in a small village near a river. He wondered why most people in the past did not live in cities. Where all do you think people in the past could have lived?

1. In big apartments
2. Near water bodies like lakes and rivers
3. Deserts
4. Near forests.

Q. Why did prehistoric people usually settle on river banks?

1. There were lots of different food items near the river banks.
2. There were always plenty of minerals near the river banks.
3. There were a variety of raw materials in the areas surrounding river banks.
4. River banks always had access to water and favourable climatic conditions.