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