mention the different priods of Indian history
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Human history is commonly divided into three main eras — Ancient, Post-classical, and Modern.
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Chronologically, Indian History can be classified into three periods – Ancient India, Medieval India and Modern India.
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Paleolithic Period (2 million BC – 10,000 BC)
Fire
Tools made up of lime stone
Ostrich Eggs
Important Paleolithic sites: Bhimbetka (M.P), Hunsgi, Kurnool Caves, Narmada Valley (Hathnora, M.P), Kaladgi Basin
Mesolithic Period (10,000 BC – 8,000 BC)
Major Climatic Change happened
Domestication of animals ie Cattle rearing started
Microliths found at Brahmagiri (Mysore), Narmada, Vindya, Gujarat
Neolithic Period (8000 BC – 4,000 BC)
Agriculture Started
Wheel discovered
Inamgaon = An early village
Important Neolithic Sites : Burzahom(Kashmir), Gufkral(Kashmir), Mehrgarh(Pakistan), Chirand(Bihar), Daojali Hading(Tripura/Assam), Koldihwa(UP), Mahagara(UP), Hallur(AP), Paiyampalli(AP), Maski, Kodekal, Sangana Kaller, Utnur, Takkala Kota.
NB: Megalithic Sites: Brahmagiri, Adichanallur
Chalcolithic Period (4000 BC – 1,500 BC)
Copper Age. Can be considered part of Bronze Age. (Bronze = Copper + Tin)
Indus Valley Civilization (BC 2700 – BC 1900).
Also cultures at Brahmagiri, Navada Toli (Narmada region), Mahishadal (W.Bengal), Chirand (Ganga region)
Iron Age (BC 1500 – BC 200)
Vedic Period (Arrival of Aryans ie. BC 1600 – BC 600) – Nearly 1000 years (Basic books of Hinduism, ie Vedas were composed, might have written down later.)
Jainism and Buddhism
Mahajanapadas – Major Civilization after Indus Valley- On banks of river Ganga
Magadha empire – Bimbisara of Haryanka Kula
Sisunga dynasty – Kalasoka (Kakavarnin)
Nanda empire – Mahapadma-nanda, Dhana-nanda
Persian- Greek: Alexander 327 BC
Mauryan Empire (321-185 BC)
Important rulers of Mauryan Empire: Chandra Gupta Maurya, Bindusara, Asoka