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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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