Ancient History

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Evidence of history is classified into two types namely

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Literary and Archaeological

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Study of inscriptions is called

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Epigraph

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Study of coins is called

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Numismatics

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Humans past us divided into three categories namely

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Pre history, proto history, history

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Pre history is also called as

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Stone age

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Proto history is also called as

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Metal age

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The word pre history was used for the first time by

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Daniel Wilson

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To study pre history historians mostly relied on?

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Tools and equipment

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In which period man developed the art of reading and writing for the first time

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Proto history

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During proto history script was mostly

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Pictographic

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Proto history period man used tools and equipment made of?

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Metal

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Example of proto history in india

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Indus valley civilization

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Earth age

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4600 Million years

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Age of life on earth

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3500 million years

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First living form on earth

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Cyano bacteria

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Correct series of human species

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Homo habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens

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Pre history is divided into how many categories and what are they

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3, paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic

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Pre history occurred during

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3,00,000 BC to 5,000 BC

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Paleolithic age period

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3,00,000 BC to 50,000 BC

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Mesolithic age period

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50,000 BC to 25,000 BC

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Neolithic age period

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25,000 BC to 5,000 BC

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Paleolithic age is divided into how many categories and what are that?

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3,lower, middle, upper

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Proto history is also called as apart from metal age

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Chalco lithic age

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Proto history is divided into how many categories and what are they?

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2, Bronze age and Iron age

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Bronze age period

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5,000 BC to 1,000 BC

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Iron age period

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1,000 BC to 600 BC

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Chief occupation of man during paleolithic age was

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Hunting and gathering

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Food of man in paleolithic age

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Raw meat and raw plant materials

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Paleolithic age coincided with that of

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Pleistocene age

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In lower paleolithic age man hunted what type of animals

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Big and slow moving

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The tools in lower paleolithic age were mostly made of?

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Pebble stones

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Tools made of Pebble stones mostly consisted of?

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Quartzite

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The tools found in lower paleolithic age can be classified into how many types and what are they?

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2,soanian tools, Acheulian tools

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Soanian tools are found in?

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River basins and banks of rivers

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Acheulian tools are found where?

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Any place except rivers

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The sites of Lower paleolithic age are?

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Found almost across various locations in andhra pradesh

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The type of tools in middle paleolithic age are called as

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Flakes

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In middle paleolithic age stone used was

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Quartzite, Chert, Jasper

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Middle paleolithic age is also called as

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Flake stone age

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The important sites of Middle paleolithic age are

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1. Nellore - swarnamukhi river valley

2. Chittoor - renigunta

3. Kadapa - sagileru river valley

4. Vizag - yerra kankara mandal

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Important tools of Upper paleolithic age are

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Blade and Burin

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Upper paleolithic age is also called as

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Blade and Burin age culture

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Important sites of Upper paleolithic age are

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1. Kurnool - Chintamanu

2. Chittoor - Nallagundla

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Sir Robert Bruce foot excavated which upper paleolithic site

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Billa surgam caves in bethamcherla

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Who was the first person to start excavations on pre history in andhra region

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Sir Robert Bruce foot

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During upper paleolithic age man moved in groups called

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Kuduru

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In upper paleolithic age man covered his body with

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Animal skin and plant leaves

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Mesolithic age coincided with

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Holocene age

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Climatic changes happened leading to flow of rivers in which age?

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Mesolithic age

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New animals originated in mesolithic age were

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Small or medium and fast, speedy

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The tools of mesolithic age are called as

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Microliths

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Chief occupation of the man in mesolithic age is

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Pastoralism

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Man developed the art of painting in which period?

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Mesolithic age

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Man started using fire for cooking in which age?

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Mesolithic age

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Robert Bruce foot excavated which mesolithic age site?

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Munneru river valley in nellore region

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The paintings of mesolithic age are found in

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Borra caves of vizag, kethavaram caves, kalva bugga caves, pulicherla caves of kurnool

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In mesolithic age the animal that was popularly painted was

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Deer. Other animals were fox, turtle, rabbit

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Other important sites of mesolithic age are

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1. Giddaluru

2. Nagarjuna sagar

3. Gambhira valley in north coastal andhra

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Neolithic age period?

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25,000 BC to 5,000 BC

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Neolithic age period

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25,000 BC to 5000 BC

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Neolithic age is also called as

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New stone age

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Major changes in human life took place in which period?

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Neolithic age

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Agriculture started in which period?

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Neolithic age

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First trace of agriculture were found in which region of Andhra

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Giddaluru

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First traces of agriculture were found in which region of India

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Sambar lake

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In Neolithic age man's life style was

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Settled life

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For the first time house was built by man in which period?

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Neolithic age

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Farming was started by which gender?

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Women

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Concept of village has begun in which period?

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Neolithic age

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The concept of family man arised in which period?

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Neolithic age

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In Neolithic age houses were constructed with

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Bamboo and straw

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In Neolithic age pots were used for

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Storing grain

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Religious beliefs started in which period?

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Neolithic age

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Who called Neolithic age as "the age of cultural revolution"

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Garden child

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Garden child called Neolithic age as

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The age of cultural revolution

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Neolithic age first originated in

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Raichur district

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Who excavated 25 settlements of Neolithic age in anantapur

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Robert Bruce foot

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A tool factory of Neolithic age was found in

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Kadambapur (Karimnagar)

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Robert Bruce foot found stone axes of Neolithic age in which place

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Vaddemaanu of guntur region

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Painting of a man with arrow in his hands of Neolithic age was found in

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Chintagunta (Karimnagar)

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A painting in which two oxen were facing each other was found in

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Velpulamadugu (Anantapur)

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Painting with images of dog and a deer was found in

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Tenagala (Anantapur)

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In Neolithic age dead bodies were buried in

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Houses

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Proto history period

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5,000 BC to 600 BC

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Script was developed in which period?

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Proto history

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Proto history script is called as

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Pictographic script and it is not yet deciphered

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In proto history man started using which material

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Metal

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Proto history is also called as

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Metal age

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Proto history is classified into

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Two stages namely chalco lithic age and Iron age

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Chalcolithic age period

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5,000 BC to 1,000 BC

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Iron age started from which year

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1,000 BC

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First metal that came into man's knowledge is

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Copper

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In South India which metal was used less where as north India used a lot in metal age

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Copper

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Bronze is an alloy of

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Copper and Tin

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Indus valley civilization was a

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Bronze civilization

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Locations in andhra which witnessed chalcolithic age

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Keesara palli ( Krishna)

Pathapadu ( Kurnool)

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Neolithic age is also called as

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New stone age

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Agriculture started in which age?

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Neolithic age

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For the first time traces of agriculture were found in ________ of AP

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Giddaluru

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In india traces of agriculture was found in

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Sambar lake

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Concept of village began in?

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Neolithic age

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In Neolithic age house was constructed of

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Bamboo and straw

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In Neolithic age pots were mostly used for?

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Storing grains

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According to Robert Bruce foot, whose worship prevailed in Neolithic age?

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Linga worship

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Garden child called Neolithic age as

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The age of cultural revolution

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Neolithic age at first originated in

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Raichur district

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A tool facility belonging to Neolithic age was found at

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Kadambapur (Karimnagar)

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Robert Bruce foot found stone hand axes at a place called

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Vaddemaanu in guntur region

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The paintings of Neolithic age are found in

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Chintagunta (Karimnagar)

Velpulamadugu (Anantapur)

Tenagala (Anantapur)

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Painting of a man with an arrow in his hands was found in

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Chintagunta

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A painting of two oxen facing each other was found in

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Velpulamadugu

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Painting with images of dog and a deer was found in?

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Tenagala

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Iron age period

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1,000 BC onwards

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According to whom, the concept of cultivating rice on a large scale and its consumption by andhra people started in Iron age

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Sankalia

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In Iron age, pots were of which colors mainly

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Red and black

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In Iron age, the pots placed along with dead body in grave had which symbol

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Trident

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Important site of iron age in andhra is

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Nagarjuna Konda of guntur region

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Megaliths were of which period

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Iron age

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In Iron age, double burial was found in which place, which raises suspicion of the practice of sati

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Yekeswaram if east godavari

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Burial styles of iron age

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Chittoor - kurambhara style

Kadapa, kurnool - pandava style

Anantapur - morivara style

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Menhir means

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A tall stone erected over the grave yard of a person

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The concept of Menhir was found in which place

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Revarla in Krishna district

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Andhras were mentioned for first time in which literature

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Aithareya Brahmana

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Which purana called Andhras as Mlechyulu

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Mathsya Purana

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Jatakas are literature of which religion

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Buddhism

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Which jataka mentioned Andhra Patha

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Bheemasena Jataka

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Which Jataka mentioned about Andhra Nagari on the banks of river Telivahana

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Seri Vanija Jataka

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According to Sutta Peetika which brahmin sent his two disciples to meet buddha

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Bhavari

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Who introduced buddhism in Andhra

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Kaundinya / Kondana

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Which Buddhist monk popularized buddhism in Andhra

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Mahadeva Bhikshu

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Nayanasena Jain scholar has written which book

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Dharmamrutham

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Which Jain book mentioned about Andhras as Andhakas

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Dharmamrutham

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Which foreign literature book mentined Andhakas as second most powerful people in India

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Indica

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In A guide to geography pleeny called andhras

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Trilinga

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Huen tsang in his book Si Yu Ki called Andhras as

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An Tho Lo

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__________ an ancient grammar tamil book used the word Telungu

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Agatheeyam

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Tamilians called Andhras as

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Vadagars

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According to historian K Lakshmi Ranjan Andhras originated from Burma tribe

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Tailong

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Portuguese used _____ word for telugu language

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Gentoo

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_____ and ______ races lived in Andhra region

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Nagas and Yakshas

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Which sage brought aryan culture into south

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Agasthya

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first major inscription in india to refer about andhras was

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Ashokas Major Rock Edict XIII

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Which Naga king constructed Amaravati stupa under the guidance of Mahadeva Bikshu

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Dharmasoka

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Which Yaksha king ruled with his base at Bhattiprolu

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Kubera

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_______ ruled Divi Seema (Srikakulam region) who was considered as root person of kings

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Andhra Maha Vishnu

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_______ found in Kathasarithasagaram is step father of Sathavahana

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Deepakarni