Question
Download Solution PDFWhat is the first age in the prehistoric period called?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Palaeolithic age.
- The earliest age in history is called Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic age.
Key Points
- The period before the development of the script is called the pre-historic times.
- It is also referred to as the Stone age.
- The period is broadly divided into Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Important Points
- The earliest age in history is called Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic.
- It is roughly taken as 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 B.C.
- It is characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools.
- This period is divided into
- Lower Palaeolithic culture
- Middle Palaeolithic culture
- Upper Palaeolithic culture.
Additional Information
- The Neolithic period marked the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.
- The site of Mehrgarh has produced evidence of early Neolithic times, dating to 7000 BCE.
- The Chalcolithic or Copper Age is the transitional period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.
- The period of the Copper Age was from 1800 BC - 800 BC.
- The presence of painted pottery is a hallmark of the Chalcolithic period.
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