Neolithic Age - Social Science, Class 6 Video Lecture

the period following the Mesolithic age
is called the Neolithic Age or the new
Stone Age it began in India during 8,000
to 4,000 BC beginning of Agriculture and
living in a community was the most
important development of the Spirit but
hunting continued to be the main
livelihood in the Neolithic Age man
turned from a food-gatherer into a food
producer he moved into larger
settlements cultivated fields grew crops
and lived a settle life remains of
animal bones and shelters found at
Neolithic sites suggested that it tamed
bred and raised animals especially those
animals which were mild natured thus
domesticated animals gradually became
different from wild animals over the
years man learned to select preserve and
saw good quality seeds
thus domesticated plants became
different from wild varieties of the
same types growing crops a short man of
continuous supply of food rearing of
animals a short man of a continuous
supply of meat milk and Heights in order
to take care of his crops man needed to
stay at one place for a long time
hence permanent settlements began to be
established and community life began to
take shape Neolithic man used hardest
stones to make tools and polish the
blades to make them sharper according to
his needs
they also made spindles and borne
needles for keeping the food grains for
a longer period they started making
baskets out of wild grass and applied
clay around it later they started making
clay vessels also they even dug pits
into the ground to store food the most
remarkable invention of Neolithic man
was the wheel it held them to improve
transport potter's wheel improved
process of making pots a village life
consisted of a few closely built houses
surrounded by a common fence of prickly
bush or mud wall the concept of families
came into being in this age and a group
of families living and sharing together
customs beliefs and practices was called
a tribe the people carried out
activities like farming herding
gathering fishing in groups the tribe
jointly owned natural wealth such as
land forests water resources etc there
was no inequality men had occupations
such as hunting plowing grazing herds of
animals women took care of home and
children and light agricultural tasks
both men and women took part in pot
making weaving and making tools weapons
and ornaments they worshiped water fire
rain and thunder as also the Sun the
earth and the stars they worshiped the
cow in thankfulness for the bounty
provided and the snake in fear they
buried the dead sometimes in urns too
along with objects they would use during
their lifetime it showed that they
believed in life after death cremation
was also practiced they often marked the
burial places with huge rectangular
blocks of stone called megaliths the
most important site of the Neolithic
period is mahegger
in present-day Pakistan other important
sites are in the northwest in
present-day Kashmir and in East and
South India with this we come to the end
of all the three stone Age's Paleolithic
Mesolithic and Neolithic thank you
children