Pre-Historic Period of Indian History:
- The earliest traces of human existence in India so far discovered is between 4,00,000 and 2,00,000 BC from Sohan valley (now in Pakistan)
- Neolithic settlements in Indian subcontinent are not older than 4000 BC
- Wheat and barley were the first cereals grown by Indians.
- The name India was derived from the rivername Sindhu which is also known as Indus
- India was originally considered as a part of a larger area called Jambu-dvipa (The continent of Jambu tree)
- Krita, Treta, Dwapara and Kali are the four ages of traditional Hindu thought.
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