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The
Pre-historic period is divided into four distinct periods
Paleololithic Period (Old Stone Age) 5,000,000-10,000 BC
Mesolithic Period (Late Stone Age) 10,000-4000 BC
Neolithic period (New stone Age) 6000-1000 BC
Chalcolithic Period (Metal Age)
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The
earliest known primate (Plesiandapis) appeared on the earth towards 70,000,000
BC
·
The
possible ancestor of hominids (Proconsul) appeared in East Africa towards
20,000,00 BC
·
Australopithecus
was the first
hominids on the earth, which appeared in East Africa towards 3,700,000 BC
·
Homohabilis
was the first
hominid tool maker, which appeared in Africa towards 2,100,000 BC
·
Zinjanthropus,
which was found in
the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, is considered to be the earliest
in the human species
·
‘Java
Man’ existed some seven
lakh years ago in Java and ‘Peking Man’ who existed some three lakh
years ago excavated from Peking in China are some humans of the Paleolithic
Period.
·
Most
famous Paleolithic man was the Neanderthal Man who was discovered from Germany
·
Cromagnan
(France) and
Grimaldi (Itali) men belonged to the Middle Stone Age
·
Paleolithic
people used tools and implements made of rough stone
·
They
ate raw flesh and wild fruits and vegetables. They had no idea of agriculture.
They belonged to the Negrito race.
·
Paleolithic
men led a nomadic life, ie, wandering from one place to another.
·
Neolithic
Age means the New Stone Age
·
People
learn the art of cultivation and the Neolithic Age was the food producing
stage.
·
They
started using polished and sharp stone implements
·
Man
began to domesticate animals during the Neolithic Age. Dog was the first animal
domesticated by man
·
Wheat
and Barley were the earliest cereals grown by man
·
‘Potters
Wheel’ was invented in the Neolithic Age
·
Paleolithic
Age is known as the ‘Age of Hunters’ while the Neolithic Age is known ad the ‘Age
of Farmers’
·
Most
polished weapon of the Neolithic Age was the ‘Stone axe’
·
Man
discovered the use of jute and began to use cloth made of jute during the
Neolithic period
·
Early
men started the settles life in the Neolithic period
·
Earliest
human villages appeared towards 6000BC in Egypt and Mesopotamia
·
The
Barter system of exchange came into practice during the Neolithic period
·
Family
life also began during the Neolithic Age
·
The
concept of ‘state’ also originated during the Neolithic period.
·
Chalcolithic
Age is known as the Metal
age
·
First
metal used by man was copper
·
Copper
was first used to make ornaments and tools
·
The
period when man began to use Bronze tools and weapons is known as Bronze Age
·
The
period when man began to use iron is known as Iron Age.
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