* PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD OF INDIA
The pre historic phase can be roughly didived into 3 parts i.e.,paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
* PALEOLITHIC AGE (250000-10000 B.C)
- Paleolithic Culture developed in the pliestocene period.
- pleistocene was the period when ice was covered the earths surface.
- The main tools used during this period are handaxes, cleavers, Choppers, flakes, burins, scrappers.
- Their tools were made up of hard rock called "Quartzile"
- The paleolithic sites are spread in practically all parts of india except the alluvial plains of the indus and ganga.
- The people of this age lived on hunting and gathering wild fruits and vegetables.
- Man during this period used tools of unpolished, undressed rough stones and lived in cave rock shelters.
- They had no knowledge of agriculture, fire, or pottery of any metal.
- In the later paleolithic phase domestication of animals was practiced.
- Homo sapiens first appeared in the last of this phase.
- It has been pointed out that paleolithic men beloged to the "Negritorace.
- The paleolithic Age in india has been divided into three phases according to the nature of stone tools - Early or lower paleolithicand upper paleolithic.
* MAP OF ANCIENT INDIA
- The pre historic phase can be roughly divided into three parts i.e., paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
- The indus valley civilisation was an ancient civilisation thriving along the indus river in what is now in pakistan, and north western india.
- The Early Aryans settle in Eastern Afghanistan, modern Pakistan, Punjab and part of western uttar pradesh.
- In trhe 16th century BC onwards, the land between Himalayas and narmada was divided into 16 Mahajanapadas..
- Magadhas embraced the former districts of patna. Gaya & parts of shahbad and grew to be the leading state of the time.
-Mauryan empire covered the whole territory from hindukhush to bengal and extended over afghanistan, Baluchistan, Kashmir, Nepal & whole of india
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