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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                 STD VI- HISTORY
                                CH-1 Timeline and the Sources of History
                                                        NOTES

               SUB-TOPIC-The First Crops
               IMPORTANT TERMS-

                    Welfare: Health, prosperity and well-being.
                    Hamlet: A small settlement or small village.

               The Earth’s climate has gone through many changes.

                      At certain times, it was very cold and much of the Earth
                        was covered with ice — this is called an ‘Ice Age’
                      The End of the Ice Age: Later, when the weather
                       warmed up, some of the ice melted, and the water flowed

                       into rivers and oceans. The last Ice Age started over
                       100,000 years ago and ended about 12,000 years ago.

                     The Beginning of Farming: After the ice age, life
                       became easier for humans. people began to settle down

                       near the river banks and started to grow crops like cereals
                       and grains.
                      They also started keeping animals like cattle and

                       goats.It’s believed that DOG is the first animal
                       domesticated by humans.

                     Settlements communities: With more food available,
                       their communities grew bigger, and they often settled
                       near rivers. This was because they needed water, and

                       the soil near rivers was more fertile, which made it
                       easier to grow crops.
               Development of different Communities: As communities
               grew, they became more complex. Leaders,

               called chieftains, took care of the people, and everyone
               worked together for the community.
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