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1. When did the construction of Stonhenge commence?
 
3100 BC
2600 BC
2100 BC
1600 BC

Stonehenge was constructed in 3 phases - 3100 BC, 2100 BC and 1550 BC
 
 
2. Hammerstone was a technique for working stone in the Paleolithic Period. What are the other two technques?
 
Polished stone and Pressure flaking
Soft-hammer and Polished stone
Soft-hammer and Pressure flaking
Soft-hammer and Pressure peeling
 
 
3. When was smelted iron first used for making tools?
 
3000 BC
2500 BC
2000 BC
1500 BC

First scanty evidence suggested man-made iron originated in the Middle East
 
 
4. What definitely happened at the "K-T Boundary Event"?
 
Dinosaurs became extinct
Earth was struck by an asteroid
Glaciers of the Ice Age receded
X-Rays killed most plant life
 
 
5. Where was the oldest known urban and literate culture in the world developed?
 
Babylonia
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Phoenicia

The Sumerians led the way, later developing Babylonia
 
 
6. During which period did the Plateosaurus inhabit the Earth?
 
Early Cretaceous
Jurassic
Tertiary
Triassic

The Plateosaurus was around between 210 and 245 million years ago
 
 
7. What is the name of the Stone Age between Paleolithic and Neolithic?
 
Demolithic
Mesolithic
Paralithic
Penolithic
 
 
8. Over how many years were the pyramids of Egypt built?
 
2100 years
2300 years
2500 years
2700 years
 
 
9. What is the chief difference between the two major groups of dinosaur?
 
The configuration of the collarbone
The configuration of the knee
The configuration of the pelvis
The configuration of the spine

English biologist H.G.Seeley first recognised this difference in 1887
 
 
10. The remnants of what can be found at La Roche aux Fées in France?
 
Bluestone temple
Bronze mine shaft
Megalithic gallery grave
Sacrificial altar stone
 
 
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