The Bronze Age and the Emergence of Civilisations

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Chapter 6 **LET'S BEGIN** Today, about half of the world’s people live in cities. The cities usually have lots of houses, and homes have freshwater, which comes in different types. There are government officials who make laws, engineers who build roads and bridges for us. We also know that early humans did not live in cities. For thousands of years, they began to settle down as farmers. **ACTIVITY 1** Imagine that you are an early human looking for a place to settle permanently. As a group, discuss which of the following places you would choose to settle in: 1. Try to find a place that - is safe. - has access to drinking water. - can be used for farming and raising animals. Living in safety with their needs met, more and more humans were born. Settlements developed. When were the first cities like? How similar were they to the cities we live in today? In this chapter, we will learn about the world’s first major cities, focusing on the ones that developed in the Indian subcontinent. **Timeline of Early Human Settlements:** - Around 2 million years ago - Around 12,000 years ago (around 10,000 BC) - Around 5,500 years ago (around 3500 BC) **Types of Early Societies:** - Hunter-gathere...