TNSCERT 6 HISTORY UNIT 1

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 1. WHAT IS HISTORY?


  • History - the study of past events in chronological order
  • The term "History" derived from the Greek word Istoria means 'learning by enquiry'
  • Period and lifestyles of people in the Old Stone Age can be understood from the used stone tools
  • We came to know their hunting style through their paintings on the rocks and the walls of the caves
  • To live in a safe environment, our ancestors realised that dogs could help them prevent the entry of such dangerous animals by its sniffing skill
  • Inscriptions, monuments, copper plates, accounts of foreigners or foreign travellers and folktales play a vital role in constructing and reconstructing history


  • Numismatics – the study of Coins
  • Epigraphy- the study of inscription



     PRE-HISTORY
  • The period between the use of first stone tools and the invention of writing systems
  • Stone tools, excavated materials and rock paintings are the major sources of pre-history
    PROTO-HISTORY
  • The period between pre-history and history
  • The period for which records in writing are available but not yet deciphered is called proto history
    A MIGHTY EMPEROR ASHOKA
  • During his period that Buddhism spread to different parts of Asia
  • He was the first ruler to give up war after victory (gave up war after seeing many people grieving death after the Kalinga war)
  • He was the first to build hospitals for animals. He was the first to lay roads 
  • Dharma Chakra with 24 spokes in our national flag was taken from the Sarnath Pillar of Ashoka
  • His greatness had been unknown until 20th century
  • The material evidence provided by William Jones, James Prinsep and Alexander Cunningham revealed the greatness of Emperor Ashoka
  • Based on these accounts, Charles Allen wrote a book titled 'The Search for the India’s Lost Emperor', which provided a comprehensive account of Ashoka
    SOME MAJOR INDIAN EXCAVATION SITES
    

    PALEOLITHIC
       1. Bimbetka
       2. Hunsgi - valley
       3. Athirampakkam
    
    NEOLITHIC
       1.Mehrgarh
       2.Burzahom
       3.Koldihwa
       4.Mahgara
       5.Chirand
       6.Daojali Hading
       7.Brahmagiri
       8.Paiyampalli
 
   IRON AGE 
       1. Hallur
 
   BRONZE AGE
      1. Adichanallur
      2. Lothal

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