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Neo lithic sites of prehistoric india
Mehrgarh Burzahom Mahagara Koldihwa Chirand Daojali hading Hallie Paiyampalli
Palaeolithic sites of pre historic india
Hunsgi
Kurnool caves
Bhimbetka
Megalithic sites in pre historic india
Adichamallur
Brahmagiri
Early village sites in prehistoric india
Inamgaon
How did people became farmers
Around 12,000 years ago, there were major changes in the climate of the world, with a shift to relatively warm conditions.
In many areas, this led to the development of grasslands.
This was also a time when several grain bearing grasses, including wheat, barley and rice grew naturally in different parts of the subcontinent. Men, women and children probably collected these grains as food, and learnt where they grew, and when they ripened.
This may have led them to think about growing plants on their own. In this way people became farmers.
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How did we get to know that People were familiar with the use of fire in Paleolithic age.
Traces of ash have been found in Kurnool Caves (Paleolithic Site).
This suggests that people were familiar with the use of fire.
Fire could have been used for many things: as a source of light, to roast meat, and to scare away animals.
Mud brick houses are built in
Neolithic sites
Mud brick houses were built instead of grass huts.
Wheels were used to make pottery.
Pottery was used for cooking as well as storage of food grains.
Large urns were used as coffins for the burial of the dead.
There was also improvement in agriculture.
Meghalithic sites
The burial pits were covered with these stones.
Such graves are extensively found in South India.
Some of the important megalithic sites are Hallur and Maski in Karnataka, Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh and Adichchanallur in Tamil Nadu.
First villages are founded by which communities
The chalcolithic communities founded the first villages in India and cultivated far more cereals than is known in the case of the Neolithic communities.
The first modern accounts of the ruins of the Indus civilisation are those of (which person discovered it )
Charles Masson
Which excavations proved that harappan civilisation got ended in late harappan stages
Lothal
What are the toys seen in IVC
Clay carts, marbles, balls and dice
The diff conclusions got by people on the native ness of harappan are
Parpola and his Scandinavian colleagues came to the conclusion that the language of the Harappans was Dravidian.
A group of Soviet scholars accepts this view. Other scholars provide different view connecting the Harappan script with that of Brahmi.
The mystery of the Harappan script still exists.
Kuru capital
Mahajanapadas
Kuru —> Hastinapura
What is the imp metal rig Vedic aryans are aware of
Iron
Who is the chief treasurer of the
Sannidhata
Who is the collector of general revenue in the Mughal emperor
Samaharta
Who is the officer in charge of pastoral lands in mauryan empire
Vrajapathi
Many jana or tribes were amalgamated to form janapadas or rashtras in which period
Later Vedic period
Who are the large number of new officials seen in later Vedic period
In the later Vedic period, a large number of new officials were involved in the administration in addition to the existing purohita, senani and gramani.
They include the treasury officer, tax collector and royal messenger.
Child marriages started in
Later Vedic period
Child marriages had become common.
According the Aitreya Brahmana a daughter has been described as a source of misery.
What are the sea trade facts about the later Vedic period
The Later Vedic people were familiar with the sea and they traded with countries like Babylon.
A class of hereditary merchants (vaniya) came into existence.
Vaisyas also carried on trade and commerce.
They organized themselves into guilds known as ganas.
What is mudra rakshasa
Vishakhadatta wrote a drama named “Mudra Rakshasa”
Who is the first king of the Magadha
Bimbisara
What are the major factors responsible for the religious reforms in India in 6th century BC
The primary cause for the rise of Jainism and Buddhism was the religious unrest in India in the 6th century B.C
The complex rituals and sacrifices advocated in the Later Vedic period were not acceptable to the common people.
The teachings of Upanishads, an alternative to the system of sacrifices, were highly philosophical in nature and therefore not easily understood by all.
The growth of trade led to the improvement in the economic conditions of the Vaisyas.
As a result, they wanted to enhance their social status but the orthodox.
Varna system did not allow this.
Therefore, they began to extend support to Buddhism and Jainism.
Capital of Pallavas
Panamalai or Kanchi in Tamil Nadu was the capital of Pallavas.
Did Buddhism opposed vedas
Buddhism and Jainism denied the authority of the Vedas and the necessity of performing sacrifices and rituals. Both of them were opposed to animal sacrifices.
Who thought anekantavada
Mahavira taught the principles of Anekantavada (many-sided reality): syadvada and nayavada.
Components of anekantavada
Mahavira taught the principles of Anekantavada (many-sided reality): syadvada and nayavada.
Mahavira teaching were combined by
Mahavira’s teachings were compiled by Indrabhuti Gautama (his chief disciple) as the Jain Agamas.
Who is Indrabhuti Gautama
Mahavira’s teachings were compiled by Indrabhuti Gautama (his chief disciple) as the Jain Agamas.
Which Buddhism spread from India to various countries including China and South East Asian nations.
Mahayana Buddhism
Who is the contemporary of both Vardhamana Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
Bimbisara
Did Alexander crossed the Indus River
Yup
He crossed the Indus in February 326 B.C. with the help of the bridge of boats. He was warmly received by Ambhi, the ruler of Taxila
What is the book written by the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang
The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during the period of emperor Harsha.
When he went back to China, he wrote a detailed description of India during the reign of Harsha in his book ‘Si-yu-ki’ or ‘Record of the Western Countries’.
Who is the ambassador of the bindusara
Deimachus was a Greek of the Seleucid Empire who lived during the third-century BCE.
He became an ambassador to the court of Bindusara
the first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued by
Indo Greeks
Where are the southern most kingdoms in ashoka period
Asoka’s inscriptions mention the southernmost kingdoms – Cholas, Pandyas, Satyaputras and Keralaputras – as border-states.
Therefore these states remained outside the Mauryan Empire.
Who discovered the Maski inscription
Maski is a town and an archaeological site in the Raichur district of the state of Karnataka.
The site came into prominence with the discovery of a minor rock edict of Emperor Ashoka by C. Beadon in 1915.
It was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi.
What are the stages ashoka gradually happend
Asoka became a Sakya Upasaka (lay dsicple) and two and a half years later, a Bikshu (monk).
What is the language satavahanas patronized
Prakrit
Who is the founder of satavahana dynasty
Simuka
Who is the founder of Vikrama era
Azes I, Saka ruler, was considered to be the founder of the Vikrama era.
Who is the founder of Saka era
Kanishka was the most important ruler of the Kushana dynasty.
He was the founder of the Saka era which starts from 78 A.D.
What is the earliest Tamil literature
Tolkappiyam authored by Tolkappiyar is the earliest of the Tamil literature.
How is the form of govt in sangam age
Hereditary monarchy was the form of government during the Sangam period.
The king had also taken the advice of his minister, court-poet and the imperial court.
Principal deity of sangam age
The primary deity of the Sangam period was Seyon or Murugan, who is hailed as Tamil God.
The worship of Murugan was having an ancient origin and the festivals relating to God Murugan was mentioned in the Sangam literature
What marriages are seen in sangam age
Love marriage was a common practice. Women were allowed to choose their life partners.
However, the life of widows was miserable.
What are hero stones called in sangam age
The Hero Stone or Nadu Kal worship was significant in the Sangam period.
The Hero Stone was erected in memory of the bravery shown by the warrior in battle.
Many hero stones with legends inscribed on them were found in different parts of Southern India.
Samudragupta was ardent follower of Shaivism,
He was an ardent follower of Vaishnavism but was tolerant of other creeds.
He evinced keen interest in Buddhism and was the patron of the great Buddhist scholar Vasubandu.
Fahine visited India during which gupta rule
The famous Chinese pilgrim, Fahien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II.
Out of his nine years stay in India, he spent six years in the Gupta empire.
