Question

What is the pre-history period?
A. Period for which there are no written records.
B. Period for which written records are available.
C. Period during which a culture or civilisation had some semblance of a written record but not understood.
D. None of these.

Answer 1

Hint: History refers to the period of time after the invention of written records in a given culture or society.
-Pre-historic period refers to the time period before civilisation developed. During this era, early humans like Neanderthals were found on the planet.
Complete answer: The Pre-historic Period or when there was human life before records documented human activity. It is the period for which no written records were available.
-It roughly dates from 2.5 million years ago to 1200 B.C.
-The pre-historic period is generally divided into three archaeological periods: The Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
-The stone age which is marked by the use of tools by early human ancestors was further divided into three periods :
(i)Palaeolithic period: Also known as the old stone age, early humans lived in caves or simple huts and were hunters and gatherers. They used the basic stone and bone tools as well as crude stone axes, for hunting birds and wild animals.
(ii)Mesolithic period: During this period, humans started to polish and sometimes crafted stones and weapons. They often lived nomadically in camps near rivers and other water bodies. Agriculture was introduced during this time leading to permanent settlements in villages.
(iii)Neolithic period: Finally during this period humans shifted to agriculture and food production. They domesticated animals, cultivated cereals and started to settle in the plain areas.
-During the Bronze Age, metalworking advancements were made as Bronze, copper, tin alloy was discovered.
-During the Iron Age, the wrought iron was found easier to manufacture than bronze. Along with large production of steel tools and weapons, this age saw further many advances in architecture, with four-roomed homes, royal palaces and temples.
OPTION A: As explained above, option A is the correct option.
OPTION B: Period for which written records are available is called history. Thus, option B is an incorrect option.
OPTION C: There was no such period in archaeological history. Thus option C is an incorrect option.
OPTION D: This option is not the correct answer. Thus Option D is an incorrect option.
Therefore, option A is correct.

Note: Agriculture, art and religion all became more sophisticated and writing systems and written documentation, including alphabets, began to emerge at the end of the Iron Age.
-Home dwellings morphed to so-called round-houses consisting of circular stone walls during the Bronze Age.
-The end of the Palaeolithic period marked the end of the last Ice Age which led to the extinction of many large mammals.