Question 1
Define the term social history.
Answer
It is historical information on peoples way of life ie. Cultural practices, religious beliefs, interacture, taboos and dressing
Question 2
Identify two features of Australopithecus.
Answer
- Small brain (450 – 630 cc)
- Were hairy
- Were short and strong
- Were hairy
- Were short and strong
Question 3
Why in the period of early man referred to as the Stone Age?
Answer
It is because early man made his tools and weapons mainly from stones
Question 4
Identify two methods used by early man in the process of domesticating animals.
Answer
-Sparing the animals that they had captured
-Tending the sick and injured animals he came across -Sheltering some of the animals and providing them with water and pasture
-Tending the sick and injured animals he came across -Sheltering some of the animals and providing them with water and pasture
Question 5
A part from tool making, identify two other industries of early man.
Answer
Basketry
Pottery
Textile /cloth making / spinning and weaving
Pottery
Textile /cloth making / spinning and weaving