Stone Age and Metal Age Flashcards
two theories of 1st man in india
Sivalik hills, Himalaya
Dandakaranya, Karnataka
First man walked on earth as early as_____
150,000 years ago
generally accepted time of paleolithic period
40,000bce to 10,000 bce
what type of stone used in paleolithic period
Quartzite
what were paleolithic people known as
Quartzitemen
Paleolithic people usually lived on_____
hunting
[no idea of fire, pottery agriculture-believed that belong to negro race]
Paleolithic sites (10) any 2
Sohan river basin, Pakistan
Narmada and tungabhadra valleys
bhopal, chota nagpur in MP
tirunalveli in tamil nadu
Karnul in andhra pradesh
Belan caves in uttar pradesh
lingasugur in Raichur
Ghataprabha river basin in belgaum
Mesolithic generally accepted time period
10,000bce to 8000bce
Mesolithic weapon
1/2 inch to 1inch
(extra:knew how to use fire)
[polished with holes and shapes to the weapon]
hunter, gatherer, fisherman]
Mesolithic sites(5) any 2
ajmer , rajasthan
sabarmati basin, gujarat
ahmadnagar maharashtra
sangankallu in bellary district
brahmagiri , chitradurga district of karnataka
generally accepted time period for neolithic
8000bce to 4000bce
weapons neolothic
stones along with quartzite
[chipped grooved polished
different shapes for different purposes]
[knew weaving, cooking, used ornaments, cremated dead and preserved ashes, prayed, human sacrifices]
neolithic sites(11) any 2
maski
raichur doab
cauvery basin
bellary karnataka
Salem and Tiruanalveli in Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad and Karnul in Andhra Pradesh
Kathewar in Gujarat
Sindh and Baluchistan in pakistan
In north india after neolithic age came_____age
Copper
In south India after neolithic age came___age
Iron
