PSY2102 Study Guide - National Council Of Educational Research And Training, Mehrgarh, Bolan Pass
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The earliest people who lived in india were hunters and gatherers. Hunting and gathering gave way to a settled lifestyle when people learned agriculture. Indians were skilled enough to plan and build cities. As time progressed, people organised and set up large kingdoms with central administrations. Indus: 4700 years ago, some of the earliest cities flourished on the banks: son, a ganga tributary: magadha rulers were very powerful, and set up a large kingdom. This long span of time covers 99% of human history: mesolithic: environmental changes; 12,000 years ago till about. 10,000 years ago; stone tools are generally tiny, and are called microliths. Microliths were probably stuck on to handles of bone or wood to make tools such as saws and sickles. At the same time, older varieties of tools continued to be in use: ostrich in india: palaeolithic period; large quantities shells were found at patne in maharashtra; designs engraved on some pieces.
