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_____________ is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic.


Mesolithic period is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic. The people in this period were hunter-gatherers and used microlithic technology. The dating of the Mesolithic Culture varies across different parts of the world.


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2 C

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Hand axes and cleavers are the important tool types of the __________ culture.


 2 D

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The methods and techniques involved in the production of stone tools are called __________ technology.


 3 A

Find out the correct statement:

a) The concept ‘survival of the fittest’ contributed to the scientific understanding of human origins.


b) The book on the Origin of Species was published by Herbert Spencer.


c) Darwin’s theory of biological evolution connects with the process of natural selection.


d) Geology is the study of lithic technology.


 3 B

Find out the correct statement:

a) Among the great Apes, Orang-utan is genetically the closest to humans.


b) The ancestors to humans were called Hominins and their origins have been traced to Africa.


c) Flake is a small chip that has flaking on both sides.


d) Acheulian is the main block of stone from which small chips are flaked by using a hammer stone.