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Class 9 Social science Early humans and beginning of civilisation CBSE notes give concise, date‑ordered summaries, key facts and quick revision tips to help you remember chronology and evidence. Main sub-topics: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic features; stone tool types (chipped, microliths, polished); domestication, pottery, hearths and settlement remains; rise of craft specialisation and trade; archaeological sources and how to use maps. This is for Class 9 students preparing for school exams, chapter tests and mock tests — use these notes for revision and search msroh.in for important questions, MCQ and question answer practice.

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Class 9 Social science Early humans and beginning of civilisation CBSE notes — chronology: Paleolithic → Mesolithic → Neolithic → Chalcolithic
Paleolithic: mobile hunter‑gatherers, chipped stone tools and controlled fire
Mesolithic: microliths, seasonal camps, broader food sources and early plant management
Neolithic: domestication of plants and animals, pottery, polished tools and permanent villages
Chalcolithic: early copper use, larger settlements, craft specialisation and inter‑settlement trade
Archaeological sources: fossils, tools, pottery, hearths, burials and settlement remains; record context and stratigraphy
Reasons for the Neolithic shift: climate stability, available domesticable species, food surplus and population pressures
Answering map/source questions: date finds, name sites, list material evidence and explain social/economic significance

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What are the main periods in early human history?

The main periods are Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic. Each period differs in tools and settlement: Paleolithic has chipped tools and mobility, Mesolithic microliths, Neolithic domestication and pottery, Chalcolithic copper and bigger villages.

Why did people shift from hunting and gathering to farming?

Communities shifted because more stable climates, the presence of domesticable plants and animals, and rising population pressures made settled farming more reliable, producing food surplus and encouraging permanent villages and craft specialisation.

How do archaeologists reconstruct early human life?

Archaeologists reconstruct past life by studying material remains — stone tools, pottery, hearths, animal bones and house plans — plus stratigraphy and dating; context and careful comparison with modern ethnography aid interpretation.

Difference between Paleolithic and Neolithic?

Paleolithic groups were mobile hunter‑gatherers using chipped stone tools and fire, while Neolithic societies domesticated plants and animals, made pottery, used polished tools and lived in permanent villages with craft specialisation.

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