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