Question

Humans moved from the Paleolithic Period, or Old Stone Age, to the Neolithic Period, or New Stone Age, about how

many years ago?

2,000
10,000
50,000
100,000

Answer 1

Lasting roughly 2.5 million years, the Stone Age ended around 5,000 years ago when humans in the Near East began working with metal and making tools and weapons from bronze. During the Stone Age, humans shared the planet with a number of now-extinct hominin relatives, including Neanderthals and Denisovans