During which period of the Stone Age did early humans begin to create tiny tools?

Chalcolithic Age

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Mesolithic Age

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Neolithic Age

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Paleolithic Age

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Solution

The correct option is B Mesolithic Age
The Mesolithic Age was the Middle Stone Age in which complex but tiny tools called microliths were created by early humans. This stage began about 12,000 years ago and went on for about 2,000 years.

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1.	Humans became food-producers during the New Stone Age.	___________
2.	The quality of pottery improved after the wheel was invented.	___________
3.	The discovery of charred grains and sickles at a site indicates that people living there practised agriculture.	___________
4.	Only stone tools were made during the Chalcolithic period.	___________

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