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Early Societies: Timeline 1 (6 MYA To 1 BCE)

CBSE · Class 11 · History

Summary of Early Societies: Timeline 1 (6 MYA To 1 BCE) for CBSE Class 11 History. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Early societies developed through long and uneven changes in human life. The timeline begins with the emergence of human ancestors in Africa and moves through the growth of hunting, gathering, fire use, language, farming, animal domestication, settlement, craft production, trade, cities, writing, an

Key Concepts

Australopithecus fossils in Africa are dated

Australopithecus fossils in Africa are dated to 5.6 million years ago. Homo sapiens fossils appear in Africa at 195,000 BP, in West Asia at 100,000 BP

Evidence of fire is dated

Evidence of fire is dated to 1.4 million years ago in Africa, 400,000 BP in Europe, and 700,000 BP in China. Fire changed human life by helping with w

The shift from nomadic life

The shift from nomadic life to settled agriculture began around 10,000 years ago. People gradually learned where plants grew and how they could be cul

West Asia produced wheat

West Asia produced wheat, barley, peas, and pulses. East and Southeast Asia produced millet and rice. Millet was also grown in Africa. Domesticated an

New tools included mortars and pestles

New tools included mortars and pestles, stone axes, and hoes. Earthen pots were used for storing grain and cooking food. Copper ores were sometimes co

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the main stages in early human history from the appearance of human ancestors to the rise of early states and empires.
  • Identify major changes such as fire use, tool-making, agriculture, animal domestication, settlement, trade, cities, and writing.
  • Recognise important regional developments in Africa, Europe, Asia, South Asia, the Americas, and Australia/Pacific.
  • Explain how increasing trade, village growth, and movement of people helped create small states and cities.
  • Use timelines to understand that historical processes overlap and develop at different speeds in different regions.

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