Here, we will talk about Changing in Material Culture and Domestic Mode of Production. Beginning of agriculture affect the nature of early cultures The beginning of agriculture and its spread over large parts of the world had far-reaching effects on human society. In this section we are going to study some of these effects. Changes…
River valley civilizations and Bronze Age civilization had some common characteristics. The gradual development of these civilizations can be understood as follows – Beginning of Metallic Age In the Stone Age, humans used to make weapons and tools from stones. Such weapons could not be sharpened because stone is not flexible. Therefore, people started searching…
History is a description of man’s achievements. The origin and development of human and his civilization is an interesting story. This story of primitive man began with his birth on earth. Scholars believe that the earth was formed about four billion sixty crore years ago and a long process of evolution began with the origin…
Hunting and Gathering stage was also a food production stage. History is a description of man’s achievements. The rise and development of man and his civilization is an interesting story. This story of primitive man began with his birth on earth. There are differences among scientists regarding when and how man was born. According to…
The topic is on Division of Labour and Craft Specialisation. Craft Specialisation Division of Labour Because of an organised life, man got leisure time even after agricultural work and animal husbandry. His worry about food was also over. In his free time, he could make stone tools or utensils. Some humans who did not need…
Topic – Social Formations of Ancient World Neolithic Social Structure The shift from hunter-gathering to regular and time-bound food collection techniques was accompanied by a silent change in the social structure. With the advent of agriculture, families must have emerged in the village as groups of working men and women or as residential units. Early…