Ancient History, RS sharma ancient history
History History originate from Greek Word Historia, meaning “ inquiry ”. In other words History is the study of the past. This term Historia term that relates to past events as well as the discovery, collection, organization, presentation and interpretation of information about these events . Father of History : "Herodotus (c. 480–c. 420)". Father of Indian History : ” Megasthenes” Who wrote Book ”Indica” Parts of History P re-History – There is always some history , even before invention of writing so , that’s called pre history , it consist 5 parts. 1. Paleolithic Period (Old Stone Age): – 30,000 - 10,000 BCE 2. Mesolithic Period (Late Stone Age): 10,000 BCE – 8000 BCE 3. Neolithic Period (New Stone Age): 8000 BCE – 3000 BCE 4. Chalcolithic Period (Stone Copper Age): 3000 BCE – 1500 BCE 5. Iron Age: 1500 BCE – 200 BCE T iming of these ages isn’t sure and not the most relevant. History – The study of the past after the invention of writing and the study of l...