Class 6 / History / From Hunting–Gathering To Growing Food / A New Way of Life

GROWING PLANTS AND STORING ANIMALS

GROWING PLANTS AND STORING ANIMALS If you plant a seed, you will notice that it takes some time to grow. This may be for several days, weeks, months, and in some cases years. When people began

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Class 6 / History / From Hunting–Gathering To Growing Food / A New Way of Life

FINDING FIRST FARMERS AND HERDERS

FINDING FIRST FARMERS AND HERDERS Turn to Map. You will notice a number of blue squares. Each marks a site from where archaeologists have found evidence of early farmers and herders. These are foun

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Class 6 / History / From Hunting–Gathering To Growing Food / A New Way of Life

TOWARDS A SETTLED LIFE

TOWARDS A SETTLED LIFE Archaeologists have found traces of huts or houses at some sites. For instance, in Burzahom (in present-day Kashmir) people built pit-houses, which were dug into the ground,

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Class 6 / History / From Hunting–Gathering To Growing Food / A New Way of Life

LIVING AND DYING IN MEHRGARH

LIVING AND DYING IN MEHRGARH Beginning of settlement at Mehrgarh (about 8000 years ago). Mehrgarh is located in a fertile plain, near the Bolan Pass, which is one of the most important rout

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