Mesolithic Period

Q.

In which Age did humans begin farming?

1. Mesolithic Age

2. Neolithic Age

3. Palaeolithic Age

4. None of the above

Q. Select the best way to explain domestication.

1. Process in which people do farming
2. All of the above
3. Process in which people grow plant and look after animals
4. Process in which people do trade

Q. Question Statement: Who are nomads? Describe how Nomadic people lived a shared life.

Q. When did the Mesolithic Era unfold?

1. 2.6 million years ago
2. 1.3 million years ago
3. 10, 000 years ago
4. 12, 000 years ago

Q. Why the Mesolithic Era was named so?

1. Because it is a very old period and dates back to many million years ago.
2. Because it was the period when stone tool-making increased and better designs were made.
3. Because it seems like a good name.
4. Because most of human history occurred during the Mesolithic Period.

Q. Seema was watching a documentary about caves that had paintings on their walls. Scientists estimated these cave paintings to have been made around 10, 000 years ago.

Seema wondered which period of history these paintings must have been made in?

1. Neolithic Period
2. Mesolithic Period
3. Paleolithic Period
4. Mesozoic Period

Q. What does the Latin word 'meso' mean?

1. Middle
2. First
3. Old
4. New

Q. The approximate length of Mesolithic age is between _____ years ago from now.

1. 12, 000 to 9, 000
2. 20, 000 to 8, 000
3. 4, 000 to 1, 000
4. 4, 000 to 2, 500

Q. What is the plural form of 'Stratum'?

1. Strata
2. Strati
3. Stratums
4. None of the above

Q.

Express the following into Hindu-Arabic system:

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Q. What is the 'Old Stone Age' period also known as?
a) Chalcolithic Age b)Neolithic Age
c)Palaeolithic Age d) Mesolithic Age