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Pre-history And Proto History: Foundation Of Societies In Ancient India - Indus Valley Civilization: The Emergence Of First Cities

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · History

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Pre-History: The Stone Age Periods

  • Pre-history refers to the time before writing was invented. Human life is studied through tools, fossils, and archaeological sites.
  • The Stone Age is divided into three phases: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
  • Palaeolithic (300,000–10,000 BCE): Humans were food gatherers and hunters. Used crude stone tools. Lived in caves and rock shelters.
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Proto-History and the Metal Age

  • Proto-history is the period between prehistory and history, where writing was not yet used but metal tools were introduced.
  • Chalcolithic Period: Also called the Copper-Stone Age. People used both stone and copper tools.
  • Copper smelting was a major technological advancement.
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Indus Valley Civilization: The First Cities

  • One of the world’s earliest urban civilizations, along with Egypt and Mesopotamia.
  • Flourished between 3300–1300 BCE, with the mature phase from 2600–1900 BCE.
  • Also known as the Harappan Civilization, named after the first excavated site, Harappa.
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Features of Urbanization in the Indus Valley

  • Town Planning: Cities were laid out in a grid pattern with streets at right angles.
  • Citadel and Lower Town: Citadel on raised platforms housed public buildings; lower town had houses for common people.
  • Use of Burnt Bricks: Uniform, kiln-fired bricks were used in construction—unlike other ancient civilizations.

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The Stone Age is divided intoAlso known as the CopperA Bronze Age civilization (3300Harappan cities followed a grid patternThe Harappans traded with distant regions

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