Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Name the periods into which the Stone Ages can be broadly divided.
Advertisements
Solution
The Stone Age can be broadly divided into four periods. They are the following.
- Palaeolithic Age or Old Stone Age
- Mesolithic Age or Middle Stone Age
- Neolithic Age or New Stone Age
- Chalcolithic Age or Copper Stone Age
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write True or False against the following statement:
The New Stone Age is known for discovery of agriculture and invention of wheel.
How were the tools of the New Stone Age different from those of the Old Stone Age?
Fill in the blank:
Neolithic humans domesticated ______, _______, ______ and ____.
Write short notes on the social life during the Neolithic Age.
State whether the following is true or false.
The humans of the Old Stone Age were hunters and food gatherers.
State whether the following is true or false.
Humans did not know spinning and weaving in the New Stone Age.
The picture below shows some stone implements.
Mention five important changes that took place in the lifestyle of humans of this period.
Describe the tools of the Palaeolithic Age. How did they differ from the tools of the Neolithic Age?
Why did early humans eat raw flesh?
How can we classify the Stone Age?
