Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Major-Periods | LIST-II Timeline | ||
| A. | Mesolithic | I. | 1000 BCE |
| B. | Chalcolithic first use of copper | II. | 10,000 |
| C. | Early Iron, megalithic burials | III. | 6,000 |
| D. | Neolithic | IV. | 12,000 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
(A) Mesolithic — this matches (IV) 12,000. The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age begins about 12,000 years ago, after the three Palaeolithic phases.
(B) Chalcolithic first use of copper — this matches (III) 6,000. About 6,000 years ago people began to use copper along with stone tools, and this phase is called the Chalcolithic.
(C) Early Iron, megalithic burials — this matches (I) 1000 BCE. Around 1000 BCE, well after the Harappan civilisation (2600 BCE), iron came into use and the dead were buried under large stones (megaliths).
(D) Neolithic — this matches (II) 10,000. The Neolithic begins about 10,000 years ago, with the early agriculturists and pastoralists.
Tip: The figures without BCE are counted in years before the present, not in years before the Common Era. Read the unit beside every date, so that 6,000 years ago is not taken for 6000 BCE.
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