1. ‘The biological and cultural evolution of humans were closely interrelated.
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Elaborate.
2. Examine the main features and significance of the Mesolithic cultures.
3. Account for the emergence of agriculture on the basis of new
historiographical approaches. or Assess the distinctive features of Neolithic
economy and society in South west Asia and Europe.
4. Discuss the role of environment in the rise and growth of First Civilization in
China/Egypt/Mesopotamia.
5. Examine the process of urbanisation in any of the following Bronze Age
civilizations: (a) Mesopotamia (upto the Akkadian empire) (b) Egypt (Old
Kingdom) (c) China (Shang dynasty)
6. Review the salient features, and evidence, of nomadic pastoralism in South
West Asia in the third and second millennium BCE.
1. Give an account of cultural adaptations that were important for human
evolution during the Pleistocene epoch.
2. In what ways did the Mesolithic adaptations contribute to the emergence of
settled farming communities? Discuss, in detail.
3. Examine the origin, and features, of food producing economy in South West
Asia.
4. Review the different aspects of food producing economy and society on the
basis of sites in South-West Asia and Europe.
5. Analyze the nature of economy, state formation, and society, with reference
to any one of the following Bronze Age Civilizations: (a) Mesopotamia (Up to
the Akkadian Empire) (b) Egypt (Old Kingdom) (c) China (Shang)
6. Explain the advent of iron technology and its significance in transforming
early societies.
