What is the first age in the prehistoric period called?

The correct answer is Palaeolithic age.

• The earliest age in history is called Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic age.

 Key Points

• The period before the development of the script is called the pre-historic times.
  • It is also referred to as the Stone age.
• The period is broadly divided into Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.

 Important Points

• The earliest age in history is called Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic.
• It is roughly taken as 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 B.C.
•  It is characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools.
• This period is divided into
  • Lower Palaeolithic culture
  • Middle Palaeolithic culture
  • Upper Palaeolithic culture.

 Additional Information

• The Neolithic period marked the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.
• The site of Mehrgarh has produced evidence of early Neolithic times, dating to 7000 BCE.
• The Chalcolithic or Copper Age is the transitional period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.
• The period of the Copper Age was from 1800 BC - 800 BC.
• The presence of painted pottery is a hallmark of the Chalcolithic period.