Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

5th Std EVS 2 Digest Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Fill in the blank.

Question a.
Homo is a Latin word which means ____________.
Answer:
Homo is a Latin word which means man.

Question b.
The Neanderthals primarily lived in ____________.
Answer:
The Neanderthals primarily lived in caves.

2. Answer question in one sentence.

Question a.
Who is said to have first made tools like the hand-axe?
Answer:
Homo erectus is said to have first made tools like a hand-axe.

Question b.
What is heredity?
Answer:
Heredity is similarity in appearance and health characteristics of human beings to their ancestors.

3. Give reasons for the following.

Question a.
The Neanderthals became extinct.
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Question b.
Humans could produce subtle and varied types of sounds.
Answer:

4. Read the clues given below and find the words hidden in the box.

Question 1.
Read the clues given below and find the words hidden in the box.

Activity :

Question 1.
Prepare a chart to show the progress of Man at the various stages from Homo habilis to Homo sapiens sapiens.

Environmental Studies Part 2 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks :

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Match the columns :

Question 1.

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Answer if the following statements are True/False. If false, then state the correct answer:

Question 1.

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Answer the following questions in one sentence each:

Question 1.
What was the species of humans who could use their hands effectively known as?
Answer:
The species of humans who could use their hands effectively is known as ‘The skilled human

Question 2.
Where was the first evidence of this species found?
Answer:
The first evidence of this species was found in the border region between Tanzania and Kenya in the continent of Africa.

Question 3.
What was this species named and by which scientist?
Answer:
The scientist Louis Leakey who discovered this species, named it “Homo habilis’.

Question 4.
What does Homo habilis mean?
Answer:
Homo habilis means ‘the one who uses his hands skillfully.

Question 5.
Why was he called Homo habilis?
Answer:
He was called Homo habilis because besides their fossilized remains, some tools made by them were also found.

Question 6.
Give two uses of the stone tools made by Homo habilis.
Answer:
The stone tools made by Homo habilis had limited uses such as scraping” meat from the skin of dead animals or breaking bones to get the marrows

Question 7.
How did Homo habilis acquire his food?
Answer:
Homo habilis was a forager. It is possible that he hunted small animals, gathered eggs, wild fruits and roots to eat.

Question 8.
What does Homo erectus mean?
Answer:
Homo erectus means ‘the one who stands erect’.

Question 9.
How did Homo erectus survive the extreme climatic conditions during the ice-age?
Answer:
Homo erectus could survive the extreme climatic conditions during the ice-age because he knew the use of fire but had not mastered the technique of making fire.

Question 10.
Where have the remains of Homo erectus been found?
Answer:
The remains of Homo erectus have been found in the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe.

Question 11.
Where were the remains of the Neanderthal Man found?
Answer:
The remains of the Neanderthal Man were first found at Neanderthal in Germany.

Question 12.
How did the Neanderthal Man eat roasted meat?
Answer:
The Neanderthal knew the art of making fire and hence ate roasted meat.

Question 13.
How did the Neanderthal Man communicate with each other?
Answer:
The Neanderthals communicated with each other by producing grunts and other primary sounds.

Question 14.
Where did the Neanderthal Man migrate?
Answer:
Some groups of Neanderthal Man left Africa and migrated up to the continents of Europe and Asia.

Question 15.
What was the challenge to the Neanderthal Man in Europe and Asia?
Answer:
The Neanderthals had to adopt to the new way of living and finding food as they had to face a different environment.

Question 16.
Which Species of humans were more advanced than the Neanderthal Man?
Answer:
The Homo sapiens was more advanced than the Neanderthal Man.

Question 17.
What does Homo sapiens mean?
Answer:
Homo sapiens means Intelligent or Intellectual man.

Question 18.
How many years ago did the Neanderthal Man become extinct?
Answer:
The Neanderthal Man became extinct about 30,000 years ago

Question 19.
What are Homo sapiens known as in England?
Answer:
Cro-Magnon man.

Question 20.
Where have their remains been found?
Answer:
Their remains have been found in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Question 21.
Describe the tools used by the Cro-Magnon man.
Answer:
The Cro-Magnon man used tools made of stone blades and fixed them in grooves and notches made of wood or bone handles.

Question 22.
Why was the human species later called as Homo Sapiens Sapiens?
Answer:
The human species was later known as Homo sapiens sapiens as their capacity to think developed even further than that of Homo sapiens.

Question 23.
What is Genetics?
Answer:
Genetics is a science that studies ‘heredity’.

Give reasons for the following:

Question 1.
Homo habilis was a forager.
Answer:
i. Homo habilis was a forager.
ii. This is because he ate the leftovers of animals that had been hunted by others.

Question 2.
Homo erectus could survive during the ice age.
Answer:
i. During the time of Homo erectus, the earth was covered with icesheets and the climate was extremely cold.
ii. As the Homo erectus had learnt the use of fire, he could survive the extreme climate.

Question 3.
The human species Homo Neanderthalensis was known as the Neanderthal Man.
Answer:
The human species Homo Neanderthalensis was commonly known as the Neanderthal Man because his remains were first found in Neanderthal in Germany.

Question 4.
The Neanderthals ate meat roasted on fire.
Answer:
i. The Neanderthals knew the art of making fire.
ii. As they were meat eaters, they ate meat roasted on fire.

Question 5.
Homo sapiens had a well-developed language system.
Answer:
i. The Homo sapiens could produce a variety of sounds and modulate his voice.
ii. Using his imagination, he could name the things around him and soon could put his thoughts and feelings into words thus developing a language system.

Question 6.
The Homo sapiens was named as an Intelligent Man.
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Question 7.
It is said that the Neanderthal Man and Homo sapiens are both ancestors of the modern humans.
Answer:
i. Genetic research has shown that the modern man has inherited some traits of the Neanderthal Man.
ii. Thus, it can be said that the Neanderthal Man and Homo sapiens are both ancestors of the modern humans.

Answer the following in brief :

Question 1.
Why was the first human species named Homo habilis?
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Question 2.
Describe Homo habilis.
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Question 3.
Give the two uses of the stone tools made by Homo habilis.
Answer:

Question 4.
Homo erectus knew the use of fire – Explain.
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Question 5.
Compare the Neanderthal Man to his predecessors.
Answer:

Question 6.
How did the Neanderthal Man make fire?
Answer:
i. The Neanderthals knew the technique of making fire.
ii. They rubbed sticks of hard wood on each other or by striking one flintstone on another to obtain sparks.

Question 7.
How did the Neanderthals treat their dead?
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Question 8.
Describe the tools made by Homo sapiens.
Answer:
i. Homo sapiens made different kinds of tools and implements to suit the tasks they needed to do.
ii. They made sharp blades of stone and fixed them in grooves and notches made in wood or bone handles.

Question 9.
Why was the Homo sapien called “The Thinking Man’?
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Question 10.
Describe the development of the Homo sapiens.
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Question 11.
The name Homo sapiens sapiens reflects his intellectual and cultural rather than his physical prowess – Explain.
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