WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The transition from the Old Stone Age to the New Stone Age is called the
A
Paleolithic Revolution
B
Neolithic Revolution
C
Farming Revolution
D
Industrial Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gordon Childe coined the term “Neolithic Revolution” in 1935 to describe the radical and important period of change in which humans began cultivating plants, breeding animals for food and forming permanent settlements. The advent of agriculture separated Neolithic people from their Paleolithic ancestors.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is characterized by the beginning of a settled human lifestyle. People learned to cultivate plants and domesticate animals for food, rather than rely solely on hunting and gathering.

Detailed explanation-3: -The New Stone Age (Neolithic Era) Like the Old Stone Age, the people of the New Stone Age used stone for tools. Neo is a root we use in the English language, it comes from the Greek word neos, which means new or recent. So, Neolithic means “New Stone."

Detailed explanation-4: -The Transition Between Palæolithic and Neolithic Times i.e. the Mesolithic Period.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Paleolithic Era (or Old Stone Age) is a period of prehistory from about 2.6 million years ago to around 10000 years ago. The Neolithic Era (or New Stone Age) began around 10, 000 BC and ended between 4500 and 2000 BC in various parts of the world. Paleolithic humans lived a nomadic lifestyle in small groups.

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