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LITHIC AGE LUCENT Flashcards

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What is the time range of the Lithic Age?

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30,00,000 BC - 1000 BC

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What are the three main periods of the Lithic Age?

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  • Paleolithic
  • Mesolithic
  • Neolithic
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What characterizes the Paleolithic period?

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Hunters and food gatherers

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What is the time range of the Paleolithic period?

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30,00,000 - 10,000 BC

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What is the Mesolithic period known for?

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Hunters and herders; microlith implements

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What is the time range of the Mesolithic period?

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9000 - 4000 BC

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What defines the Neolithic period?

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Food producer

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What is the time range of the Neolithic period?

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7000 - 1000 BC

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Who is known as the father of prehistoric archaeology?

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RB Foote

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What culture is associated with the Early Paleolithic period?

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Chopper-chopping pebble culture - Sohan culture; Hand axe culture: Madrasian culture

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List some sites from the Early Paleolithic period.

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  • Sohan river valley
  • Liddar river valley
  • Belan river valley
  • Bihar: Munger
  • Rajgir
  • Malprabha Ghar Prabha river valley
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What characterizes the Middle Paleolithic period?

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Flake culture; Upper: flake and blade; burin

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What significant developments occurred during the Mesolithic period?

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  • Taming of animals
  • Burial of the dead
  • Microlith or pygmy implements
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Which sites are associated with the Mesolithic period in Bihar?

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  • Rajgir
  • Ambarpur
  • Dhaltaur
  • Rajapokhar (Bhagalpur)
  • Paisara (Munger)
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What innovations began during the Neolithic period?

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  • Beginning of agriculture
  • Animal husbandry
  • Fixed habitat
  • Clothes
  • Spindle and loom
  • Potter’s wheel
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What is the significance of Mehrgarh?

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It is located in the Bolan district, Baluchistan province, Pakistan; earliest wheat and barley cultivation

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List some Neolithic sites.

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  • Mehrgarh (Baluchistan)
  • Kili Gul Mohammad
  • Rana Ghundai
  • Anjira
  • Indus Valley (Saraikhola, Jalilpur, Ghumla, Ghaligai)
  • Kashmir (Burzahom, Gufkrall, Martand)
  • Madhya Pradesh (Son river valley Kunjhun, Lalanahia)
  • Bihar (Chirand - Saran)
  • Vaishali (Chechar - Kutubpur)
  • Gaya (Taradih)
  • Rohtas (Senuwar)
  • Bhagalpur (Oriap)
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What is the time range of the Chalcolithic period?

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3500 - 1000 BC

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When was copper first used?

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What materials are combined to create bronze?

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Copper + Tin or Zinc or Lead

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What metals followed the use of bronze?

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  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Iron
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Where did the extension of the Chalcolithic age appear?

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Only in North India, not in South India

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