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