Traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic followed the terminal Holocene Epipaleolithic period and commenced with the beginning of farming, which produced the "Neolithic Revolution". It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regions, in the Iron Age). The Neolithic is a progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and of domesticated animals. 

The beginning of the Neolithic culture is considered to be in the Levant (Jericho, modern-day West Bank) about 10,200 – 8,800 BC. It developed directly from the Epipaleolithic Natufian culture in the region, whose people pioneered the use of wild cereals, which then evolved into true farming. The Natufian period was between 12,000 and 10,200 BC, and the so-called "proto-Neolithic" is now included in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPNA) between 10,200 and 8,800 BC. As the Natufians had become dependent on wild cereals in their diet, and a sedentary way of life had begun among them, the climatic changes associated with the Younger Dryas are thought to have forced people to develop farming. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What period does the Neolithic follow?
2. What period is followed by the Neolithic?
3. Neolithic follows what period?
Q2:
1. What was the Neolithic considered to be?
2. The Neolithic was traditionally considered as being what?
3. How was the Neolithic considered regarding the Stone Age?
Q3:
1. What culture did the Neolithic come from?
2. The Neolithic had its origins from what culture?
3. What culture was said to be the beginning of the Neolithic?
Q4:
1. What is the Levant called nowadays?
2. What is the Levant known as today?
3. Today, what name is the Levant known by?
Q5:
1. When did the Neolithic period begin?
2. Around what year did the Neolithic period commence
3. What year was the beginning of the Neolithic period?
Q6:
1. When did the Neolithic period end?
2. Around what year did the Neolithic period reach its end
3. What year was the end of the Neolithic period?
Q7:
1. What started the Neolithic Revolution?
2. The Neolithic Revolution was a product of what culture?
3. What contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
Q8:
1. What began during the Neolithic period?
2. What did people start producing during the Neolithic period?
3. During the Neolithic period, what was being cultivated?
Q9:
1. What did the practice of using wild cereals evolve into?
2. The usage of wild cereals led to what?
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Q10:
1. What compelled people to start farming during the Neolithic period?
2. What factors forced people to farm during the Neolithic period?
3. What made people farm in the Neolithic period?
Q11:
1. What were the climate changes that forced people to farm during the Neolithic period associated with?
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Q12:
1. What was the duration of the Natufian period?
2. The Natufian period spanned from what to what year?
3. When was the Natufian period?
