Arrange the following periods or ages in the chronological order:
(i) Iron age
(ii) Bronze age
(iii) Palaeolithic period
(iv) Chalcolithic period
(v) Neolithic period
(vi) Mesolithic period.
a)
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
b)
II, III, I, IV, V, VI
c)
III, VI, V, IV, II, I
d)
III, IV, VI, V, II, I
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Question

Arrange the following periods or ages in the chronological order:

(i) Iron age
(ii) Bronze age
(iii) Palaeolithic period
(iv) Chalcolithic period
(v) Neolithic period
(vi) Mesolithic period.

a)
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
b)
II, III, I, IV, V, VI
c)
III, VI, V, IV, II, I
d)
III, IV, VI, V, II, I

Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Answer

Chronological Order of Periods or Ages

The following is the chronological order of periods or ages:

1. Palaeolithic period
2. Mesolithic period
3. Neolithic period
4. Chalcolithic period
5. Bronze age
6. Iron age

Explanation:

1. Palaeolithic period: It is the earliest and longest period of human history. It began about 2.6 million years ago and ended around 10,000 BC. During this period, early humans used stone tools and weapons.

2. Mesolithic period: It is a transitional period between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods. It began around 10,000 BC and ended around 8,000 BC. During this period, humans started to use microliths and began to settle in one place.

3. Neolithic period: It is the period of the development of agriculture and animal domestication. It began around 8,000 BC and ended around 2,500 BC. During this period, humans started to cultivate crops and domesticate animals.

4. Chalcolithic period: It is a period of the use of copper and stone tools. It began around 2,500 BC and ended around 1,800 BC. During this period, humans started to use copper tools along with stone tools.

5. Bronze age: It is a period of the use of bronze tools and weapons. It began around 1,800 BC and ended around 700 BC. During this period, humans started to use bronze tools and weapons for agriculture, trade, and warfare.

6. Iron age: It is a period of the use of iron tools and weapons. It began around 700 BC and ended around 200 BC. During this period, humans started to use iron tools and weapons for agriculture, trade, and warfare.

Therefore, the correct chronological order of periods or ages is III, VI, V, IV, II, I.

Answer

Paleolithic age
Mesolithic age
neolithic age
bronze Age
iron age
chalcolithic age

Answer

• The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic or Palæolithic (/ˌpeɪl-, ˌpælioʊˈlɪθɪk/), also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers c. 99% of the time period of human technological prehistory.

• The Mesolithic is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside northern Europe, and for the corresponding period in the Levant and Caucasus.

• The Neolithic (/ˌniːoʊˈlɪθɪk/ ( listen), also known as the "New Stone Age"), the final division of the Stone Age, began about 12,000 years ago when the first developments of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts of the world.
The Chalcolithic, a name derived from the Greek: χαλκός khalkós, "copper" and from líthos, "stone" or Copper Age, also known as the Eneolithic or Aeneolithic is an archaeological period which researchers usually regard as part of the broader Neolithic.

• The Bronze Age is a historical period that was characterized by the use of bronze, in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.

• The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. The concept has been mostly applied to Europe and the Ancient Near East, and, by analogy, also to other parts of the Old World.

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