Pre-History and Proto-History-Beginning of Agriculture [IAS (Admin.) Mains History]: Questions 1 - 2 of 2

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2017

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The emergence of Non-Harappan Chalcolithic cultures in Central India and the Deccan mark a change not only in the subsistence pattern of people but an overall transition from pre to proto historic period. Critically analyze. (15 Marks)

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Emergence of Non-Harappan Chalcolithic Cultures and Overall Transition

  • The Man became aware of first metal around the middle of 4 millennium BC gradually the use of this metal that is copper increased and copper tools became quite common.
  • Though the man had started using metal tools the use of stone tools was not given up this cultural phase characte…

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Question 2

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Chalcolithic pottery provides us with intriguing insight into the culture and way of life of those people in the lack of a written script. Add a critical comment.

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The Chalcolithic civilization belongs to the prehistoric era, during which there were no writing sources and only archaeological data was available for study. The primary barrier to study during this time was source limitations.

The geographical location of the Chalcolithic period was used to classify it. For instance, consider the Ahar (Rajasthan) …

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