The Neolithic Age
1.The Neolithic Age is characterized by:
a) The development of agriculture
b) The use of polished stone tools
c) The invention of writing systems
d) The construction of large-scale monuments
2.The Neolithic Age is also known as the:
a) New Stone Age
b) Bronze Age
c) Iron Age
d) Middle Stone Age
3.The Neolithic Age followed which era?
a) Paleolithic Era
b) Mesolithic Era
c) Bronze Age
d) Iron Age
4.Neolithic people were primarily:
a) Farmers
b) Hunters and gatherers
c) Traders
d) Metalworkers
5.Which of the following is a key characteristic of Neolithic societies?
a) Domestication of animals
b) Advanced agricultural practices
c) Development of pottery and weaving
d) Construction of large-scale monuments
6.The Neolithic Age saw the transition from:
a) Stone tools to metal tools
b) Hunting and gathering to settled farming
c) Oral tradition to written language
d) Small communities to large empires
7.Which of the following crops were commonly cultivated during the Neolithic Age?
a) Wheat and barley
b) Corn and potatoes
c) Rice and soybeans
d) Bananas and yams
8.Neolithic people lived in permanent settlements and built:
a) Temples and palaces
b) Megalithic structures
c) Pyramids
d) Castles and fortresses
9.The Neolithic Age witnessed the emergence of:
a) Advanced trade networks
b) Writing systems
c) Metal tools and weapons
d) Monumental architecture
10.Which of the following is a notable Neolithic site?.
a) Stonehenge (United Kingdom)
b) Machu Picchu (Peru)
c) The Parthenon (Greece)
d) The Colosseum (Italy)
Ans –
1 a 2.a 3.b 4. a 5. c 6.b 7.a 8.b 9.b 10. a
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