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Early human history is divided based on technological progress , such as:
Basis of the periods
Three things change
1. Tools
Made and used
Example:
Stone
Copper
Bronze
Iron
2. Food
How it is got
Example:
Hunting
Farming
3. Settlement
Where people live
Example:
Camps
Villages
Cities
- the development and use of tools
- the beginning of agriculture
- changes in human lifestyle and in settlement patterns - where and how people lived
Every time humans made a big jump, historians mark a new period.
NCERT question · Questions and activities, Q3
Why do historians divide early human history into different ages such as Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age? What does this classification tell us about human progress?
