4. The Mesolithic Age: Tools, Inventions & Archaeology

What do we deduce about the Mesolithic People, when we analyze the microlith and its uses? a. They relied on hunting and developed more advanced technologies as they grew. b. They held to tools that had been passed on from Paleolithic era. c. They relied on agriculture. d. They never left their nomadic culture.

a. They relied on hunting and developed more advanced technologies as they grew.

The Mesolithic was a transitional period. What major changes were occurring in this time? a. The first uses of fire. b. The development of agriculture and settling of communities. c. The invention of stone tools. d. The move from sedentary to nomadic, wandering life.

b. The development of agriculture and settling of communities.

How did the end of the Ice Age change human culture? a. There were new diseases that arose as temperatures got warmer and population decreased. b. The melting of the glaciers meant that there was more fresh water available and people didn't have to stay by rivers. c. Warmer temperatures and reliable weather helped more natural resources grow and let people settle in one area. d. The change of climate lead to extinction of many plants and resources were harder to find.

c. Warmer temperatures and reliable weather helped more natural resources grow and let people settle in one area.

The Levant, an area along the Mediterranean Sea, had _____. a. been the last area to experience the end of Ice Age. b. experienced the rise of Mesolithic cultures around 12000 BC. c. hosted the first Mesolithic cultures around 20000 BC. d. experienced the rise of Mesolithic cultures around 10000 BC.

c. hosted the first Mesolithic cultures around 20000 BC.

Which period came before the Mesolithic? a. The Neolithic b. The Age of the Dinosaurs c. The Ancient Mesolithic d. The Paleolithic

d. The Paleolithic