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What is the time period of the Indus Valley Civilization?
3300 BC to 1400 BC
What is the name of the period in India that is divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Metal Age?
Prehistoric period
What is the period of human settlement in India that is divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Metal Age?
Prehistoric period
What was the primary source of food during the Old Stone Age in India?
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What is the main source of food during the Old Stone Age in India?
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What is another name for the Indus Valley Civilization?
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Which period in India is considered as the transitional phase between Paleolithic and Neolithic Age?
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Which region was not part of the Indus Valley Civilization?
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What is the Mesolithic period?
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What is the progress in human civilization during the Neolithic Age in India?
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What progress in human civilization was made during the Neolithic Age in India?
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What was the first crop cultivated in the Indus Valley Civilization?
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What were some of the metal products produced in the Indus Valley Civilization?
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Where are Old Stone Age sites widely found in India?
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What type of remains are widely found in various parts of the Indian subcontinent during the Old Stone Age?
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What were some of the factors that caused the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?
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What is used to reconstruct the history of the prehistoric period in India?
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What is the Metal Age?
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How long did it take for new cities to emerge after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?
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What is horticulture?
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What is the main source of food during the Mesolithic period in India?
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Which period in India is marked by the domestication of animals, horticulture, and primitive cultivation?
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What is the primary focus of archaeology in reconstructing history?
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What is the primary way in which food was obtained during the Mesolithic period?
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What is the period in India that is characterized by the use of metal tools and weapons?
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What progress in human civilization was made during the Neolithic Age in India besides the domestication of animals?
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What is the main source of food during the Neolithic Age in India?
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- Human settlements in India date back to prehistoric times.
- Archaeological remains are used to reconstruct the history of this period.
- Prehistoric period in India is divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Metal Age.
- Old Stone Age sites are widely found in various parts of the Indian subcontinent.
- Food was obtained by hunting animals and gathering edible plants and tubers.
- Mesolithic is the transitional phase between Paleolithic and Neolithic Age.
- The hunting-gathering pattern of life continued during the Mesolithic period.
- In the Neolithic Age, there was progress in human civilization.
- Domestication of animals, horticulture, and primitive cultivation started.
- Neolithic remains are found in various parts of India.
