Multiple choice

The Stone Age was a time in history when

  1. rock music began

  2. all writing was done on stone tablets

  3. stoning was the method of punishment

  4. people used tools made of stone
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Explanation

The Stone Age is named for the technology of the period, during which early humans made tools and weapons primarily from stone. Other materials like wood and bone were also used, but stone tools are the most durable artifacts that survive today.

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