A celt is ______ from the Neolithic period.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is a tool.

Key Points

A celt is a tool from the Neolithic period.
The tools and weapons of the Neolithic Age were better and sharper than the Paleolithic Age.
A polished stone called a celt was used to make tools.
Some newly developed tools like sickles, bows, arrows and improved axes were made in the Neolithic Age.

Important Points

Salient features of the Neolithic period
- In India, the period occurs between 7,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C.
- Development of settled agriculture and the use of tools and weapons made of polished stones.
- The major crops grown during this period were ragi, horse gram, cotton, rice, wheat, and barley.
- One of the remarkable achievements of the Neolithic Period was the invention of the wheel.
- It brought rapid progress in man's life.
- The wheel was used in horse carts and bullock carts that helped man a lot to carry heavy loads.
- Therefore, in this period transport became quite easy and quick.
- The wheel was also used for spinning and weaving.
- It also helped in pottery.
- Man-made beautiful pots to keep food grains and store water.