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Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation

CBSE · Class 9 · Social Science

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1. Human Origins and Early Migrations

  • More than 99% of human history falls in the period before writing, from about 3 million years ago to 5000 years ago.
  • Less than 1% of human history falls in the period after writing began, covering the last 5000 years including the present.
  • The Quaternary Period spans the last 26 lakh years, including the present.
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2. Stone Age and Early Human Life

  • The Stone Age is broadly divided into Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
  • Palaeolithic means Old Stone Age.
  • Palaeolithic humans were mainly hunter-gatherers.
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3. Neolithic Revolution and Early Farming

  • The Neolithic revolution was the transition from hunting-gathering to food production.
  • Domestication of plants and animals was the hallmark of the Neolithic revolution.
  • Neolithic farmers made tools for food production and processing.
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4. Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilisation

  • The Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation is also known as the Indus Valley or Harappan Civilisation.
  • It emerged by 2600 BCE.
  • Its script, called Harappan script or Sindhu lipi, is undeciphered.

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The period before writing is studiedEarly ancestors such as australopithecines evolvedThe earliest stone tools were madeThe Stone Age is divided intoPalaeolithic people were hunter

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