Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.1.1 Prehistoric India

3.1.1.3 Neolithic age: first farmers – Mehrgarh, Burzahom and Chirand

The Neolithic brought farming, herding, pottery and polished stone tools, and with them the first settled villages in the subcontinent.

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Key terms

  • Neolithic
  • Mehrgarh
  • Burzahom
  • Gufkral
  • Chirand
  • Koldihwa
  • polished tools
  • celt
  • pit dwelling
  • ash mound

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  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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