HISTORY OF INDIA
ANCIENT INDIA
Name of human -- The Homo Sapiens
1. The Palaeolithic Age
2. The Mesolithic age
3. The Neolithic age
1. The Palaeolithic age
• Stone was the main tool, they lived in caves
• Men were hunters and gatherers.
• Bhimbetka (M.P) has famous cave paintings.
• Discovery of Fire.
2. The Mesolithic age
• Animal domestication was started with Dog.
• End of ice age .
3. The Neolithic age
• Men started making houses.
• Discovery of Wheel.
• Agriculture and farming started.
• Use of Pottery .
The Chalcolithic age
• The age of Copper.
• First metal used by the human – Copper.
Indus Valley civilization
• Also known as Harappa Civilization.
, • Time Period – 2500 BC – 1750 BC.
• Belongs to Bronze age .
• Harappa, Mohenjodaro are presently situated in Pakistan.
• Famous for town planning and Drainage system.
Harappa
• Discovered by Dayaram Sahni in 1921.
• At the bank of Ravi river.
• Famous for six granaries.
Mohenjodaro
• Discovered by R.D. Banerjee in 1922.
• The mound of dead..
• The great bath.
• Bronze dancing girl.
Some more facts –
• Lothal ( Gujarat) – Famous for the dockyard.
• First to produce cotton.
•Harappan were not aware of iron, gold and horse.
• Trade – Barter system/ trade from Sumeria .
• Pashupati Mahadev was the chief deity.
• We have not read the Harappan script.
• Ropar is in Punjab .
• Kalibangan ( Rajasthan )
• Banawali and Rakhigarhi ( Haryana )
The Vedic Age –
• Four Vedas were written during this period.
Rig Veda –
ANCIENT INDIA
Name of human -- The Homo Sapiens
1. The Palaeolithic Age
2. The Mesolithic age
3. The Neolithic age
1. The Palaeolithic age
• Stone was the main tool, they lived in caves
• Men were hunters and gatherers.
• Bhimbetka (M.P) has famous cave paintings.
• Discovery of Fire.
2. The Mesolithic age
• Animal domestication was started with Dog.
• End of ice age .
3. The Neolithic age
• Men started making houses.
• Discovery of Wheel.
• Agriculture and farming started.
• Use of Pottery .
The Chalcolithic age
• The age of Copper.
• First metal used by the human – Copper.
Indus Valley civilization
• Also known as Harappa Civilization.
, • Time Period – 2500 BC – 1750 BC.
• Belongs to Bronze age .
• Harappa, Mohenjodaro are presently situated in Pakistan.
• Famous for town planning and Drainage system.
Harappa
• Discovered by Dayaram Sahni in 1921.
• At the bank of Ravi river.
• Famous for six granaries.
Mohenjodaro
• Discovered by R.D. Banerjee in 1922.
• The mound of dead..
• The great bath.
• Bronze dancing girl.
Some more facts –
• Lothal ( Gujarat) – Famous for the dockyard.
• First to produce cotton.
•Harappan were not aware of iron, gold and horse.
• Trade – Barter system/ trade from Sumeria .
• Pashupati Mahadev was the chief deity.
• We have not read the Harappan script.
• Ropar is in Punjab .
• Kalibangan ( Rajasthan )
• Banawali and Rakhigarhi ( Haryana )
The Vedic Age –
• Four Vedas were written during this period.
Rig Veda –
