Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on prehistory

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. What, approximately, is the period known as the Bronze Age, characterized by the use of Bronze along with proto-writing and other early signs of civilization?

10000 BCE – 4000 BCE

3300 BCE – 1000 BCE

800 BCE – 100 CE

100 CE – 1000 CE

. In the three-age system in the periodisition of human pre-history, which is the last or the latest?

Stone Age

The three age system owes its origin to the Danish antiquarian Christian Jurgensen Thomsen who developed early methods for archeology.

Bronze Age

The three age system owes its origin to the Danish antiquarian Christian Jurgensen Thomsen who developed early methods for archeology.

Iron Age

The three age system owes its origin to the Danish antiquarian Christian Jurgensen Thomsen who developed early methods for archeology.

None of the above

The three age system owes its origin to the Danish antiquarian Christian Jurgensen Thomsen who developed early methods for archeology.

. This village, about 60km from Madras (now Chennai) is where the oldest stone age tools in India were discovered:

Pallavaram

Athirampakkam – These stone tools date back to 385,000 years ago and were discovered around 2018.

Sozhinganallur

Athirampakkam – These stone tools date back to 385,000 years ago and were discovered around 2018.

Athirampakkam

Athirampakkam – These stone tools date back to 385,000 years ago and were discovered around 2018.

Mannadi

Athirampakkam – These stone tools date back to 385,000 years ago and were discovered around 2018.

. What is the Levallois technique in the study of pre-history used in?

Making stone tools

This is a technique to chip a side of a stone to make it sharp, and it came into use around Middle Paleolithic era with the use of the Acheulean handaxe.

Preserving bodies

This is a technique to chip a side of a stone to make it sharp, and it came into use around Middle Paleolithic era with the use of the Acheulean handaxe.

Melting bronze

This is a technique to chip a side of a stone to make it sharp, and it came into use around Middle Paleolithic era with the use of the Acheulean handaxe.

Smelting iron

This is a technique to chip a side of a stone to make it sharp, and it came into use around Middle Paleolithic era with the use of the Acheulean handaxe.

. Throughout the Paleolithic era, humans were:

Hunter-gatherers

Hunter-gatherers. They lived by hunting wild animals, foraging for berries, fruit and nuts.

Farmers

Hunter-gatherers. They lived by hunting wild animals, foraging for berries, fruit and nuts.

Settlers

Hunter-gatherers. They lived by hunting wild animals, foraging for berries, fruit and nuts.

None of the above

Hunter-gatherers. They lived by hunting wild animals, foraging for berries, fruit and nuts.