Description : Where is Altamira cave site? Who brought these caves into notice and when? -History
Last Answer : Altamira cave site is in Spain. The Altamira caves were brought into notice by Marcelino sanz de Sautuola and his daughter, Maria. The site came into notice in November 1879.
Description : What are the advantages of living in caves? (VBQ) -History
Last Answer : Advantages of living in caves are given below: It helped in protecting men from severe cold. It also protected them from the predators. It also protected them from the danger of wild animals
Description : 8.Where are natural caves and rock shelters found? -History
Last Answer : Natural caves and rock shelters are found in the Vindhyas and the Deccan plateau.
Description : Which Harappan sites suggests evidence of ploughing? -History
Last Answer : Kalibangan is the answer
Description : The following were the features of the Nation state that emerged in Europe in the 20th century. a. The concept and practices of a modern state with sovereign centralised power developed in Europe. ... identified their nations. Mainly female figures were used to portray the nation. d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Nation state was supposed to be a state where majority of its citizens shared common identify and history.
Description : Give reasons for the following : (a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. [CBSE 2013] (b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it. (c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited books from the mi -History
Last Answer : In 1517 Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. A printed copy of this was posted on a church door in Wittenberg. It ... cultivating public opinion. Thus the fight for Swaraj was a fight for this freedom than anything else.
Description : When was Vikrama Era began? -History
Last Answer : Vikram era begined in 58 BC.
Description : From where do we get the earliest evidence for making and use of stone tools? Who were earliest tool makers? -History
Last Answer : We get the earliest evidence for making and use of stone tools from two sites: Ethiopia Kenya
Description : When did hunting begin? From where do we get its earliest evidence? -History
Last Answer : Hunting began about 500,000 years ago. We get the earliest evidence of hunting from Boxgrove in Southern England.
Description : Where do we get the earliest evidence of planned hunting? What did it depict? -History
Last Answer : We get the earliest evidence of planned hunting from European site Dolni Vestonice, Czech Republic. This site is nearby a river and it is believed that it was deliberately used by people. During the ... aware about the movement of birds and animals and able to kill (hunt) them in large numbers.
Description : When and where do we get earliest evidence of bipedalism? What are the benefits of bipedalism? (HOTS)\ -History
Last Answer : We get the earliest evidence of bipedalism from Laetoli Tanzania. They are also obtained from Hadar, Ethiopia. They are as early as dated back to 3.6 mya. Benefits of Bipedalism Bipedalism helped ... quadalism (Movement of a quadruped). Walk erect freed his two arms to carry out different tasks.
Description : 7. What were factory sites? -History
Last Answer : Factory sites were places where a stone was found and where people made tools.
Description : Household vessels of Indus Valley sites were made of? -History
Last Answer : Teracotta is the answer
Description : The seals found at Indus Valley sites were made of ? -History
Last Answer : Steatite is the answer
Description : Discuss the arguments advanced in favor of the regional continuity model of human origins. Do you think it provides a convincing explanation of the archaeological evidence? Give reasons for your answer. -History
Last Answer : According to the Regional Continuity Model, the Homo sapiens evolved in different regions at different rates into modern humans. So there was a variation in the first appearance of ... regions. The Regional Continuity Model does not give a convincing explanation of the archaeological evidence.
Description : Can you tell me some really good and comprehensive general history sites?
Last Answer : answer:My sister was a missionary in Ghana. I will message you her contact information. Maybe she can help you. From what I understand it was initially the control of malaria carrying mosquitoes that started the trend. That and better health care availability.
Description : 2. What do you know about habitation-cum-factory sites? -History
Last Answer : Usually, we find blocks of stone, tools that were made and perhaps discarded because they were not perfect, and chips of waste stone left behind at factory sites. Sometimes, people lived here for longer period of time. These sites are called habitation-cum-factory sites.
Description : Which of the following sites are not in India? -History
Last Answer : Harappa and Mohen Jodaro!
Description : Which is the district where more than thirty Harappan sites have been discovered by archaeologists in Gujarat? -History
Last Answer : Banaskantha is the answer
Description : I was wondering earlier how many of you think the American Dream has died? And then I began to wonder what you think the American Dream is?
Last Answer : Perfect family, perfect house, perfect car. Why it doesn’t happen; define perfect, then look in your wallet.
Description : Which winter-long battle for a Russian city began in 1942?
Last Answer : Stalingrad
Description : evidence seems to suggest that the art of metallurgy began in _____. -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Evidence seems to suggest that the art of metallurgy began in Africa.
Description : I'm looking for good sites about WWII. Anyone know of some?
Last Answer : The History channel site would be a good place to start.
Description : How do we notice the improvement in the technique for making tools for hunting wild animals? When did such changes occur? -History
Last Answer : With the use of stone tools like spear throwers, bow and the arrow, we notice the improvement in technique for making tools. Such changes occurred around 35,000 years ago.
Description : From where do we find the pieces of baked clay and burnt bone along with stone tools? -History
Last Answer : We find the pieces of baked clay and burnt bones from Chesowanja, Kenya and Swartkrans. These tools are dated between 1.4 and 1 mya.
Description : 3. Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today? -History
Last Answer : Hunter-gatherers travelled from place to place for four basic reasons which are as follows: (also see flow-learning). If they stayed at one place for a long time, they would have eaten up ... another place. In search of water, people travelled from place to place. Water is necessary for survival.
Description : The tools of earlier humans were made of which materials. Which tools survived the most? Write its uses also. -History
Last Answer : Earlier humans used tools made of materials such as wood, stone and bones. The tools made of stones survived the most. Uses of Stone Tools: These tools were used: To cut meat. To scrape barks of tree and skins of the animal. To chop fruit, roots and wood.
Description : When did glaciation phase come into being? What were its impact? -History
Last Answer : The glaciation phase is literally known as Ice Age. It came into being around 2.5 mya. Impact: Temperature started decreasing. Grassland began to expand at the cost of forests.
Description : What was Wood’s Despatch? What were its provisions? -History
Last Answer : The Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational despatch to the Governor- General in India in the year 1854. As the despatch was issued by Charles Wood, the ... ways of life because this would change their tastes and desires and create a demand for British goods.
Description : Mostly ...................... or its multiples were used by the Indus Valley people in weighing measures? -History
Last Answer : 16 is the answer
Description : 13. How were paintings done in the dark caves? -Social Science
Last Answer : One of the limitations we’re dealing with is that there’s incomplete data. We’ve got cave art, since it was sheltered and survived tens of thousands of years. We don’t have any ... . In short, we don’t really know, but we’re thinking of a great many possibilities.
Description : Under whose reign were the caves of Ajanta constructed?
Last Answer : Gupta
Description : If you were offered the opportunity to view any ONE event from history, what would you choose?
Last Answer : The madonna britney spears kiss…or the assasination of JFK
Description : If you were an evil time traveler and wanted to disrupt world history as much as possible, what event during the 20th century would you change, and why?
Last Answer : I would start with J. P. Morgan. Destroy the American economy by stopping him from loaning to it, then hinting to Canada and Mexico that the U. S. would be ripe pickings. Then of course move on to ... . Do the same with Asia, and finally with Australia. Then, I would start an epic war between them.
Description : (i) Where were the fossils of Australopithecus discovered? Who discovered it? -History
Last Answer : (i) The fossils of Australopithecus were discovered from Olduvai Gorge on 17 July, 1759. These fossils were discovered by Mary Leakey, the director of Archaeological Excavation at Olduvai and Laetoli.
Description : Who were the first to use tools? How these tools used by early man were categorized? -History
Last Answer : Australopithecus were the first to use tools. About 35,000 years ago, we came across the evidence of a remarkable improvement in the method of hunting animals. It became clear from the event that a ... 35,000 years ago new kinds of tools such as spear throwers, bow and arrow came into being.
Description : What do you know about early man’s tools and weapons made by them? Which techniques were used to make these tools? -History
Last Answer : Early man's tools and weapons were made of stones. Early man used hard stones known as flint, along with other types of stones for making tools and weapons. Flint was the stone that was used for ... made of bone. It then leads to the production of blades. It also leads to formation of knives.
Description : Who were Hominoids? When did they come into existence? Write their two unique characteristics. -History
Last Answer : Hominoids were the subgroup of primates. They came into existence about 24 mya.
Description : What were the dietary habits of Hadza group? -History
Last Answer : The dietary habits of Hadza group included wild tubes, meat and honey.
Description : When and where were the traces of earliest Australopithecus found? -History
Last Answer : The traces of earliest Australopithecus were found from Olduvai Gorge by Mary and Louis Leaky on 17th July, 1959.
Description : Who were Primates? When did they come into existence? -History
Last Answer : Primates were a sub-group of a large group of mammals, i.e. monkeys, apes and humans. The Primates came into existence in about 36 mya.
Description : Where were the fossils of earlier Homo erectus found? -History
Last Answer : They were found at following sites: Kenya Modjokerto Sangiran Java
Description : Q.2. What were the changes in the kind of work available to women in London between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries? Explain the factors which led to this change. -History
Last Answer : Employment in Factories: In the 18th and the 19th centuries, a large number of women were employed in the factories because, during that period, most of the production activities were carried ... in wartime industries and offices because most of the male citizens were fighting at the front.
Description : (c) Indians were outraged by the Rowlatt Act (1919) due to the following reasons : -History
Last Answer : They had hoped that after the war their hardships would be over and the government would take steps to improve their condition. On the other hand, the government got the Rowlatt Act passed in the ... decided to oppose it by non-violent civil disobedience which would start with a hartal on 6 April.
Description : 1. Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals? -History
Last Answer : In the year 1848, parallel to the revolts of the poor, another revolution was happening underway. Led by the educated middle classes, the unemployed, the starving peasants and ... their own political associations, founded newspapers and had taken part in political meetings and demonstrations.
Description : 3. Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed? -History
Last Answer : Female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth century to represent the nation. Marianne, a popular Christian name - underlined the idea of a people's nation. Her characteristics were ... representations, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stands for heroism.
Description : Why were changes necessary in Indian society? -History
Last Answer : Indian society had been a prey to many evil practices for a long time. Men and women were treated differently. Women were subjected to many restrictions. They were not allowed to go to schools. They ... , draw water from the well used by the upper castes. They were seen as inferior human beings.
Description : Give a brief description of movements that were organised by people from within the lower castes against caste discrimination. -History
Last Answer : By the second half of the 19th century, people from within the lower castes began to raise voice against caste discrimination. They organised movements against this practice and demanded social ... movements the leaders coming from low-caste tried to create awareness amongst the lower castes.
Description : Why were untouchable students not allowed to enter the classrooms where upper-caste boys were taught? -History
Last Answer : There was a false notion among the upper-caste that untouchables would pollute the rooms where their children were taught.
Description : Name the Hindu scriptures which were criticized by Periyar. -History
Last Answer : The codes of Manu, the ancient lawgiver and the Bh^gavad Gita and the Ramayana.