GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What important discovery separates the Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras of the Stone Age?
A
Fire
B
Agriculture
C
Tools
D
Weapons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesolithic Period was associated with the origin of fire. It is also called Middle Stone Age, ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic Period, with its chipped stone tools and the Neolithic Period with its polished stone tools.

Detailed explanation-2: -Language was perhaps the most important innovation of the Paleolithic era. Scientists can infer the early use of language from the fact that humans traversed large swaths of land, established settlements, created tools, traded, and instituted social hierarchies and cultures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early Evidence The controlled use of fire was likely an invention of our ancestor Homo erectus during the Early Stone Age (or Lower Paleolithic). The earliest evidence of fire associated with humans comes from Oldowan hominid sites in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya.

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