- 1. What period immediately precedes the Neolithic era?
A) Mesolithic
B) Iron Age
C) Bronze Age
D) Paleolithic
- 2. The Neolithic era is characterized by the development of which key technology?
A) Metallurgy
B) Writing
C) Pottery
D) Agriculture
- 3. Which of these animals were commonly domesticated during the Neolithic period?
A) Bears
B) Lions
C) Foxes
D) Sheep
- 4. In which geographical region did agriculture first develop during the Neolithic period?
A) Amazon Rainforest
B) Sahara Desert
C) Antarctica
D) Fertile Crescent
- 5. Events such as agriculture and settled societies largely define which epoch?
A) Mesolithic
B) Paleolithic
C) Iron Age
D) Neolithic
- 6. Which term is often used collectively to describe the Neolithic and Mesolithic periods?
A) Bronze Age
B) Iron Age
C) Industrial Age
D) Stone Age
- 7. The Holocene epoch spans approximately how many years?
A) 15,000
B) 11,700
C) 5,000
D) 20,000
- 8. What is the term for the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture in the Neolithic era?
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Digital Revolution
C) Neolithic Revolution
D) Technological Revolution
- 9. Which epoch directly follows the Holocene in the geological time scale?
A) Cretaceous
B) Anthropocene
C) Pleistocene
D) Jurassic
- 10. Which of the following is a Neolithic burial practice?
A) Underwater burials
B) Megalithic tombs
C) Space burials
D) Sky burials
- 11. What key resource was essential for the development of settled agriculture in the Neolithic era?
A) Gold
B) Diamonds
C) Water
D) Oil
- 12. The Holocene epoch is characterized by relatively stable ________ conditions.
A) Political
B) Economic
C) Climate
D) Social
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