ICSE Class 6 Answered

Following are five important features of the Old Stone Age:

Crude Stone Tools: The humans of the Old Stone Age were the first to develop stone implements. Earlier, they would use them in their natural conditions and dispose of them. Later, they would make crude unpolished stone tools. Large chunks of stone were made into hammers, scrapers and axe heads. These would be used for cutting trees, killing and skinning animals, chopping meat and digging up roots.

Food: Humans of this Age were hunters and gatherers. They did not know how to cultivate land. Their food included fruits, roots, nuts, eggs, raw flesh of animals and birds.

Shelter: Houses were not built, and shelter was found in caves or on trees.

Clothing: The early humans did not wear clothes initially, but later began to use tree barks, leaves and animal skins to protect their bodies from the cold and the rains. Later, clothes were made by stitching animal skins with bone needles.

Social Life: During this epoch, humans began to live in small groups. Such groups were nomadic, moving from place to place in search of food.