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1
Q

where were the earliest people first living? and what was their occupation?

A

river narmada

hunters gatherers

2
Q

where did people grow crops for the first time?

A

sulaiman and kirthar hills-8000 years ago
they grew wheat & barley
people reared animals like sheep, goat, cattle and they lived in villages

3
Q

where did agriculture first develop?

A

garo hills & vindhyas

4
Q

rice grew for the first time to the north of

A

vindhyas

5
Q

earliest citites flourished on the banks of ___, ____ years ago

A

indus, 4700

6
Q

____ years ago, cities developed around the ganga and its tributaries and the sea coasts

A

2500 years ago

7
Q

which was the first big kingdom in india? along the banks of which river?

A

magadha,

south of ganga, along son tributary

8
Q

where did the name India come from?

A

iranians and greeks referred to the Indus river as Indos/Hindos. hence the last to the east of indus=india.
india-indus-sindhu(sanskrit)

9
Q

where did the name Bharat come from?

A

Bharat is mentioned in the rigveda as people who lived in the North West
rigveda is the earliest Sanskrit composition, 3.5k years old

10
Q

what are manuscripts?

A

books written long ago by hand on palm leaves or the barks of birch trees

11
Q

which language where manuscripts written in?

A

prakrit, sanskrit, tamil

12
Q

who are archeologists

A

those who study the objects made & used in the past

13
Q

who are historians

A

scholars who study the past

14
Q

what is decipherment

A

process by which scholars understand the script and language on inscriptions