T1s2-Neolithic Revolution

Which of these is the largest planet in the Solar System?

• Earth
• Mars
• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Pluto

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

According to historians, the long period of human prehistory is divided into how many main periods?

• Two main periods
• Three main periods
• Four main periods
• One continuous period
• Five main periods

What name do historians give to the earliest period of human history?

• The Old Stone Age, or Paleolithic Period
• The Iron Age
• The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Period
• The Bronze Age
• The Classical Age

The Paleolithic Period is a long era that dates from the first tool-making ancestors up to what point in time?

• Up to about 12,000 years ago
• Up to about 5,000 years ago
• Up to about 1 million years ago
• Up to about 40,000 years ago
• Up to the modern day

What is the name of the second period of prehistory identified by historians?

• The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Period
• The Paleolithic Period
• The Metalworking Period
• The Agricultural Period
• The Age of Fire

The Neolithic Period, which began about 12,000 years ago, concluded with what major technological development?

• The development of metalworking
• The invention of the wheel
• The control of fire
• The creation of cave paintings
• The invention of writing

What type of tools did people make and use during both the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods?

• Stone tools
• Metal tools
• Wooden tools
• Bone tools
• Copper tools

What led to dramatic changes in the ways of life for people during the New Stone Age?

• The development of new skills and technologies
• The end of the Ice Age
• A sudden increase in population
• The extinction of large game animals
• The invention of money

How did the various skills that affected daily life develop?

• Over tens of thousands of years
• They were discovered all at once
• They were taught by a single advanced group
• During a brief period of innovation
• They were written down in books

According to recent discoveries, when may the ancestors of modern humans have first used fire?

• As early as one million years ago
• About 12,000 years ago
• About 40,000 years ago
• About 5,000 years ago
• During the New Stone Age