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WorksheetsMoving forward from the stone age
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which is considered the earliest period in human history?
Neolithic Age
Bronze Age
Mesolithic Age
Palaeolithic Age
What allowed Neolithic humans to settle in one place?
Worship of nature
Permanent cave shelters
Regular food supply through farming
Use of spears
What does the word ‘Mesolithic’ mean?
Old stone
Middle stone
New stone
Iron tool
What was the basic social unit of Palaeolithic humans?
Tribes
Clans
Villages
Bands
Which cave in France is known for paintings created by early humans?
Bhimbetka
La Garma
Chauvet
Zaraysk
Which is not a division of the Stone Age?
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Palaeolithic
Chalcolithic
The introduction of pottery helped Neolithic man to:
Cook food
Make houses
Store grains
Harvest crops
Which technique involves shaping stone into specific tools for specific uses?
Utilisation
Fashioning
Standardisation
Decoration
What does the artistic depiction of animals in Paleolithic caves suggest?
Entertainment purpose
Decoration of caves
Religious or ritual beliefs
Hunting instructions
What was the most important feature of Palaeolithic Age tools?
Made of bronze
Polished and sharp
Made of wood
Rough and unpolished
What was a major change in human society during the Bronze Age?
Start of cave dwelling
Decline in farming
Entry into urban life
End of tool making
Which of these is a Mesolithic site in India?
Mehrgarh
Bhimbetka
Jericho
Lascaux
What is the significance of the site of Mehrgarh?
It was a Paleolithic art site
It shows early use of fire
It had early evidence of farming and domestication
It was a cave‑dwelling site
What does the word ‘Palaeolithic’ mean?
Middle Stone
New Stone
Old Stone
Shiny Stone
What was a new livelihood activity that began during the Mesolithic Age?
Pottery making
Fishing
Brick making
Trading
Which of the following is a Neolithic site in the Indian subcontinent?
La Garma
Mehrgarh
Cussac
Star Carr
Which cave is famous for bone carvings?
Lascaux
Chauvet
La Garma
Cussac
Microliths were mainly used during which age?
Palaeolithic
Neolithic
Mesolithic
Bronze
How were colours for cave paintings made?
Natural minerals
Plant extracts
Fruits and bark
All of these
The first revolution in human life was:
Discovery of fire
Control over food supply
Use of iron
Making art
Which civilization is known as the first urbanisation in Indian history?
Mesopotamian
Vedic
Harappan
Egyptian
What was the first metal used by humans?
Iron
Bronze
Copper
Gold
What is Chalcolithic Age known for?
Use of iron
Use of only stone tools
Use of copper along with stone
Bronze tools
Which Harappan feature proves urbanisation?
Use of fire
Tools
Drainage system
Caves
Aryans are believed to be natives of:
Central Asia
India
Iran
Mesopotamia
