- 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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