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Culture and Heritage of Telangana Society

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Sociology

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Prehistoric Tools and Technology

  • Human tool use evolved from pebble stones to iron implements over millions of years.
  • The prehistoric period in Telangana spans approximately 18 lakh years and is divided into six chronological ages based on tool types.
  • Lower Palaeolithic tools were made of pebbles; Middle Palaeolithic used flakes; Upper Palaeolithic used blades and burins.
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Pottery, Clothing, and Transportation

  • Pottery began in Mesolithic age using hand-made techniques; Neolithic introduced pottery wheels.
  • Early pots were grey or light brown with black or red polish; some resembled Harappan and Baluchistan styles.
  • Clothing evolved from animal hides and leaves to jute, silk-cotton, and finally cotton garments.
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Non-Material Culture: Values, Beliefs, Norms, and Symbols

  • Telangana society values harmony, equality, compassion, and hard work.
  • People from different communities participate in each other's festivals, showing social integration.
  • Traditional beliefs included animism; later influenced by Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity.
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Language and Linguistic Diversity

  • Telugu evolved from ancient Prakrit and Sanskrit, with early inscriptions showing mixed usage.
  • Satavahana period saw literature in Prakrit, Pali, and Sanskrit; Gathasaptasati contains early Telugu words.
  • Telugu script separated from Kannada around 900 CE.

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Material culture refers to the physicalNonFrom hand axes in the LowerTelangana has a multilingual heritage

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