FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME {LESSON-1}

                    PREPARED  BY BHAGYARAJ.V.B

                              KEY WORDS FROM FIRST CHAPTER OF HISTORY

1,Herodotus- Father of history 

2 ,History -Historia ,Study of Past

3, Historia -Enquiry into truth 

4 ,Stone Age- Stone tools 

5, Palaeolithic Age- Old stone age

 6 ,Palaeo -old 

7 ,Lith -Stone 

 8 ,Mesolithic Age -Middle stone age 

 9, Neolithic Age- New stone age 

10, Pre-historic period- Period in which written records are not available

 11, Historic period- Period in which written records are available

 12 ,Proto-historic period- Period in which written records are available but cannot be read 

13, Fossils -Material remains of ancient men and animals

 14, Origin of Species-- Charles Darwin 

15 Species -Living beings which can produce offsprings

 16 ,Primates -36 Mya 

17, Hominoids- 24 Mya 

18, Hominid- 6.4 Mya 

19, Australo Pithicus -5.6 Mya 

20, Homo -2.5 Mya

 21, Homo Habilus -2.2 Mya 

22, Homo Erectus -1.8 Mya 

23, Homo Sapiens- 0.8 Mya

 24 ,Australo -Southern 

25 ,Pithicus- Ape 

26 ,Australo Pithicus- Olduvai George (Tanzania)

 27, Small brain,Raised jaw,Huge teeth,Forest dwellers -Australo Pithicus 

28, Homo- Human,Huge brain,Small jaw,Small teeth,Pastoral life 

29, Positive feedback mechanism eg. brain ,walking erect,hand movement

 30, Homo Habilus --Omo (Ethiopia,Africa),Olduvai George

 31, Homo Erectus-- Kubifora Java 

32, Homo Sapiens- Neanderthal,Hiedenberg

33,Homo Habilus ---Tool maker

 34 ,Homo Erectus -Upright man

 35, Homo Sapiens -Thinking man 

36 ,Regional continuity model- Multiple region of origin 

37, Replacement model -Single origin (Africa) 

38 ,Hunting -5 lakh years ago 

39, Evidences for hunting- Boxgrove (England),Schoningen (Germany) 

40, Evidences for shelter -Tera Amata,Lazeret cave (France) 

41 ,Evidences for drawing- Altamira(Spain),Las Caux 

42 ,Hadsa and Kungsan ----Hunter gathering societies

 43 ,Ethnography -Study of present ethnic groups 

44, Ice Age- A period in which the earth was covered with ice

 45 ,Artefacs -Human made things like tools,pictures and images 

46 ,Anthropology -Study of human evolution and growth 

47, Hominid ---Gestures, hand movements

 48, Homo Habilus--- Language,speech,sound 

49 ,Hominoid ---Quadrupeds

 50 ,Hominid---Bipedal