Pre Historic Period

The word India was derived from the river Sindhu which was also known as Indus.

India was originally considered to be a part of the land called Jambu - Dvipa (the continent of Jambu tree)

Krita, Treta, Dwapara and Kali are the four ages of traditional Hindu thought.

Domestication of animals began in Mesolithic Period

Agriculture began in Neolithic period

Paleolithic period is old stone age and Neolithic Period is new stone age

The metal age is also know as "Bronze Age"

The sapta sindhu refers to Indus. Its tributaries and rever saraswathi.

The first metal used by man was copper

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