Question

Arrange the following in chronological order:
I. Iron Age
II. Stone Age
III. Copper Age
А.I,II,III
B. III,II,I
C. II,III,I
D.II,I,III

Answer 1

Hint:We will discuss the ages according to the society of that time. For thousands of years, man used crude stone tools for hunting. Most of the stone tools were discovered along the terraces of rivers, in caves and in rock-shelters where he used to live. This stage of man's early history when stone was widely used is known as the Stone Age.

Complete answer:The term 'Palaeolithic is derived from two Greek words 'Palaeo' and 'Lithic', meaning 'old' and 'stone' respectively. Thus, the Palaeolithic Age refers to the earliest period when people used crude stone tools. .The human beings, belonging to the Palaeolithic Age, led a higher life than that of the apes. The Palaeolithic Age has the following features. In the Palaeolithic Age, man used crude stone tools: mainly hand-axes, choppers
The Neolithic Age was followed by a short period known as the Chalcolithic Age. This was because at that time man used both stone and copper tools. In fact, the word chalcolithic is formed from chalkos meaning copper and lithos, meaning stone. It was a period of transition from the Stone Age to the Age of Metals.Copper was the first metal to be discovered and used for making tools. Gradually, man learnt to mix copper with tin or zinc to produce an alloy called bronze.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:Bronze is harder than copper and is useful in making strong tools, weapons and implements. Because of the importance of bronze in the growth of the first civilisations, i.e., the Harappan Civilisation, the Mesopotamian Civilisation, the Chinese Civilisation, and the Egyptian Civilisation, these civilisations are known as the Bronze.