The Paleolithic Era and Stone Tools

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During which period in human prehistory did the Paleolithic Age occur?

  • Iron Age
  • Old Stone Age (correct)
  • Neolithic Age
  • Bronze Age

What is the approximate age of the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins?

  • 3.3 million years ago (correct)
  • 5 million years ago
  • 10 million years ago
  • 1 million years ago

What were the main activities of hominins during the Paleolithic Age?

  • Agriculture and farming
  • Trading and bartering
  • Mining and metalworking
  • Hunting and gathering (correct)

What materials were used for making tools during the Paleolithic Age?

<p>Stone, wood, and bone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which age in Europe followed the Paleolithic Age?

<p>Mesolithic Age (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the Neolithic Age begin in Mehrgarh, western Pakistan?

<p>c. 7000 BCE (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were the most ancient Homo sapiens found in South Asia?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region had a Megalithic transitional period mostly skipping the Bronze Age?

<p>South India (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Iron Age begin in India?

<p>c. 1200 to 1000 BCE (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Homo erectus live during the Pleistocene Epoch?

<p>Pothohar Plateau, Pakistan (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the South Asian Stone Age occur?

<p>Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the Neolithic Age in South India followed by a Megalithic transitional period mostly skipping the Bronze Age?

<p>Cudappah (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Neolithic Age begin in Mehrgarh, western Pakistan?

<p>7000 BCE (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Iron Age begin in North and South India?

<p>1200 to 1000 BCE (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were the Soanian sites found?

<p>Sivalik region (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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