02. Intro to Ancient History

In Which period did we observe domesticaton of animals

Mesolithic

In Neolithic period

1. Wheat and Barley found where

2. Rice found where

1. Sulaiman and Kirthar

2. Vindhyas

Origin of words

1. Bharat

2. Indus -> India

3. Hindos

1. Rigveda

2. Greeks

3. Iranians

Lets See Beginning of Indian Historiography

1. Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1784

2. He translated what book, 1794

3. Bhagavat gita translation, 1785

4. First complete English Translation of Rigveda

5. Who said that Vedas as wisdom of ...

6. Who deciphered Brahmi Script

1. William Jones

2. Manusmriti

3. Charles Wilkins

4. H.H Wilson

5. MAx Muller

6. James Prinsep

1. Geographical survey of India (who), 1851

2. Archaeological Survey of India(who), 1861

3. Who is called father of Indian Prehistory and why

1. Dalhousie

2. Alexander Cunningham

3. Robert bruce Foote because he found India's first paleolitic tool (hand axe ) in

1. Who excavated Harappa, 1920-1921

2. Who excavated Mohenjodaro, 1921-22

3. Which british man announced the discoery of IVC to world in 1924

4. Who excavated Lothal, 1955

5. kalibhnagan(black Bangles), 1960

6. Dholavira, 1990

1. Daya Ram sahni

2. R.D Banerji

3. John Marshall

4. SR Rao

5. BB Lal

6. RS Bisht

Methods of age

1. Radio Carbon dating

2. Dendrochronology

1. by looking at C-14

2. Extremely precise, exact year by looking at Number of rings, for wood and timber artifacts

Division of history

1.Pre Historic

- divisions

2. Proto Historic

3. Historic period

4. Medieval period

5. Modern Period

1. 500k - 3000BC

- Paleolithic: 500K - 10k BC

- Mesolithic 10k - 6k BC

- Neolithic 6k-4k BC

- Chalcolithic 4k-500BC

- Megalithic 1000BC onwards

2. 3000 - vedic period - undeciphered writing or just oral transfer instead of written

3. after Vedic period

4. 700-1700BCE

5. after 1700 BCE