Class 11 History NCERT Book Chapter 1 Notes
In this chapter, we will see the beginning of the early societies from the beginning of time. We will also see the different stages of the origin of human beings in this chapter. We will also see the timeline of human origin from 6 MYA to 1BCE.
Class 11 History NCERT Book Chapter 1 Notes- Early Societies: Asia Timeline (6 MYA to 1 BCE)
| DATES | ASIA | SOUTH ASIA |
| 6 MYA – 5,00,000 BP | Use of Fire (China) | Stone Age site in Riwat (Pakistan) |
| 150,000-50,000 BP | Homo Sapiens Fossils (West Asia | |
| 30,000-10,000 BP | Domestication of Dog | Cave paintings at Bhimbetka (MP) |
| 8,000-7,000 BCE | Domestication of sheep and goat, cultivation of wheat and barley |
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| 7,000-6,000 BCE | Domestication of pig and cattle | Early agricultural settlements (Baluchistan) |
| 6,000-5,000 BCE | Domestication of chicken, cultivation of millet and yam |
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| 5,000-4,000 BCE | Cultivation of cotton (South Asia); use of copper |
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| 4,000-3,000 BCE | Use of the potter’s wheel, wheel for transport |
Use of Copper |
| 3,000-2,000 BCE | Plough agriculture, cities (Mesopotamia); silk making (China); cultivation of rice | Cities of the Harappan civilization, use of script |
| 2,000-1,900 BCE | Domestication of water-buffalo | |
| 1,600-1,500 BCE | Cities, writing, kingdoms (Shang dynasty), use of bronze (China) |
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| 1,500-1,400 BCE | Use of iron | Composition of Rig Veda |
| 1,200-1,000 BCE | Domestication of the one-humped camel | Use of iron, megaliths |
| 600-500 BCE | Use of coins (Turkey); Persian Empire | Cities and states in several areas, first coins, spread of Jainism and Buddhism |
| 400-200 BCE | Beginning of Construction of Great Wall of China | Establishment of the Mauryan empire (321 BCE) |
Seals and Artefacts of Indus Valley Civilization
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Class 11 History NCERT Book Chapter 1: Africa and Europe Timeline (6 MYA to 1 BCE)
| DATES | AFRICA | EUROPE |
| 6 MYA – 5,00,000 BP | Evidence of use of fire | |
| 5,00,000-1,50,000 BP | Homo Sapiens Fossils | Evidence of use of fire |
| 50,000-30,000 BP | Homo Sapiens Fossils | |
| 30,000-10,000 BP | Paintings in caves/rock shelters | Paintings in caves/rock shelters (especially France and Spain) |
| 7,000-6,000 BCE | Domestication of dogs and cattle | |
| 6,000-5,000 BCE | Cultivation of wheat and barley (Greece) | |
| 4,000-3,000 BCE | Domestication of donkey, cultivation of millet, use of copper |
Use of Copper |
| 3,000-2,000 BCE | Plough agriculture, first kingdoms, cities, pyramids, calendar, hieroglyphic script |
Domestication of Horse |
| 2,000-1,900 BCE | Cities, palaces, use of bronze, the potter’s wheel, development of trade | |
| 1,700-1,600 BCE | Development of Script | |
| 1,500-1,400 BCE | Use of glass bottles | |
| 1,100-1,000 BCE | Use of iron | |
| 900-800 BCE | City of Carthage established in North Africa by the Phoenicians from West Asia | |
| 800-600 BCE | Use of Iron (Sudan and Egypt) | First Olympic Games (Greece, 776 BCE) |
| 600-500 BCE | Establishment of the Roman republic (510 BCE) |
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| 500-400 BCE | Persians invade Egypt | Establishment of a Democracy in Athens |
| 400-300 BCE | Establishment of Alexandria, Egypt (332 BCE) |
Alexander of Macedonia conquers Egypt |
Fig: First Olympic Games in Athens, Greece – 776 BCE
Class 11 History NCERT Book Chapter 1: America and Pacific Islands Timeline (6 MYA to 1 BCE)
| DATES | AMERICA | PACIFIC ISLANDS/ AUSTRALIA |
| 50,000-30,000 BP | Homo sapiens fossils, earliest indications of sea faring | |
| 30,000-10,000 BP | Homo sapiens fossils | Paintings |
| 7,000-6,000 BCE | Cultivation of squash | |
| 5,000-4,000 BCE | Cultivation of beans | |
| 4,000-3,000 BCE | Cultivation of cotton, bottle gourd | |
| 3,000-2,000 BCE | Domestication of guinea pig, turkey, cultivation of maize |
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| 2,000-1,900 BCE | Cultivation of potato, chilli, cassava, peanut | |
| 1,200-1,100 BCE | Olmec settlements around the Gulf of Mexico, early temples and sculpture | Settlements in Polynesia and Micronesia |
| 1,000-900 BCE | Development of a hieroglyphic script |
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