The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately1. Into how many periods was the Stone Age divided?
2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived fromthe
stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period
was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages.
5 During the first period, (2 million to 8000 B.C.) the fist hatchet
and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result
of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic
Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing,
and develop new tools.
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During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery
and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed a bow
and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century A.D.
15 The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating
sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous
eras, establishing permanent settlements, and creating governments.
2. Which of the following was developed earliest?
3. Which of the following developments is not related to the conditions of the Ice Age?
4. Which period lasted longest?
5. Which of the following periods saw people develop a more communal form of living?
6. The author states that the Stone Age was so named because
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