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similarities between mesolithic and chalcolithic age of human evolution

Answer 1

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Mesolithic age

• Mesolithic period in human cultural history is defined as the earliest Holocene culture that occurs before agriculture was started.

• The Mesolithic people lived on hunting, fishing and food- gathering.

• During the Mesolithic period, important large-scale changes took place on our planet.

• As the climate was getting warmer and the ice sheets were melting, some areas in the northern latitudes rose as they were being freed from the weight of the ice.

• In India during the Paleolithic Age, early humans lived in cave- like dwellings. By the Mesolithic Period, Indians were creating structures to express their religion and culture.

• Caves were still used as dwellings, but by the time the period was over, they had progressed into much more sophisticated constructions.

Chalcolithic age

• Chalcolithic or Eneolithic, which means use of stone and well as copper was prevalent in this period.

• The end of Neolithic (8000BC-4000BC) period saw the start of chalcolithic culture.

• Indian Chalcolithic called as 'Age of Early Farmers', running from 3000 BC to 700 BC.

• The major crops which were cultivated were barley, wheat, lentil, bajra, jowar, ragi millets, green pea, and green and black grams.

• The people of Chalcolithic Age were expert coppersmiths, ivory carvers, lime makers, and terracotta artisans

• The presence of painted pottery is a hall mark of the Chalcolithic period.

• The burial practice was another striking feature and the dead were buried in a particular direction all over a particular area.

• The largest site of the Chalcolithic period is Diamabad situated on the left bank of the Pravara River.

 

Answer 2

Similarities between mesolithic and chalcolithic age of human evolution

Explanation:

1. Both the periods accounted for extensive used of copper and stone tools.

2. In Both the periods economy depends on agriculture, hunting and fishing.

3. Pottery obtained from both the periods was of similar in colour i.e black and red.

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