THE NEOLITHIC, THE START OF THE HOLOCENE
- 1. What period immediately precedes the Neolithic era?
A) Paleolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Iron Age
D) Bronze Age
- 2. The Neolithic era is characterized by the development of which key technology?
A) Pottery
B) Agriculture
C) Metallurgy
D) Writing
- 3. Which of these animals were commonly domesticated during the Neolithic period?
A) Lions
B) Sheep
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) Paleolithic
D) Iron Age
- 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) 5,000
B) 15,000
C) 11,700
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) Anthropocene
B) Cretaceous
C) Jurassic
D) Pleistocene
- 10. Which of the following is a Neolithic burial practice?
A) Space burials
B) Sky burials
C) Underwater burials
D) Megalithic tombs
- 11. What key resource was essential for the development of settled agriculture in the Neolithic era?
A) Diamonds
B) Water
C) Oil
D) Gold
- 12. The Holocene epoch is characterized by relatively stable ________ conditions.
A) Economic
B) Social
C) Political
D) Climate
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