Compare And Contrast Paleolithic And Neolithic

1. In the Neolithic era, about 8000 B.C., a new civilization and culture developed. The reason for this development was the change to hunting and gathering to cultivation of agriculture that permitted man to settle down permanently ending nomadic existence.

The Paleolithic Man is more of the ‘cave man’ that we know of today, most of them were lived as hunters/nomads and took shelter in caves and/or skin tents. On the other hand, during the Neolithic Era (or the New Stone Age), the Neolithic Man lived in permanent settlements made from stone and mud, they grew crops and domesticated animals. It was during the Neolithic Era that communities and societies were developed and ‘houses’ were created, an example of this is the Catal Hoyuk in modern day Turkey. Another difference between the life styles of the two is that the Paleolithic man were individual hunters while the Neolithic man formed organized hunting parties which were a lot more successful. The Paleolithic man created tiny figurines, paintings

Religion before the Neolithic Revolution (Paleolithic Era) was very different from religion after the Neolithic Revolution (Neolithic Era). In the Paleolithic Era, most people believed that their world was controlled by supernatural spirits, they believed in Shamans that had the ability to communicate with the spirit world, and they buried their dead equally. In the Neolithic Era, people believed in gods instead of spirits, they believed in High Priests instead of Shamans, and the manner of a person's burial depended on their social class and wealth.

The Paleolithic Era (or Old Stone Age) is a period of prehistory from about 2.6 million years ago to around 10000 years ago . There are very few subjects that are more controversial than the origins of the human species. During the Ice Age, a race of people known as the Neanderthals inhabited the fringes of the European ice pack . Because their remains were discovered in Neanderthal in Germany, these people were known as Neanderthals. Neanderthals were slightly different then Homo sapiens. They were heavier, stronger, and hairier then the Homo sapiens .The Neanderthals lived a very simple life. They were hunter/gathers, and

The Stone Age was divided into two eras, The Paleolithic and the Neolithic. During the Paleolithic Era, humans mostly foraged for food, used crude tools, and depended heavily on the environment around them. By the time the Neolithic Era began, people were developing more complex technology, social organization, using fire, and living sedentary lifestyles because of the discovery of agriculture. During the Paleolithic era, hominids used the natural materials in the environment around them (mostly wood, bone, and animal skin) to create simple tools and shelter, which started out mainly in caves and canyons. With the discovery of fire about one million years ago, humans were able to make simple structures like tents and huts to live in. Fire

The Neolithic Era lasted from about 9,000-3,000 BCE. We are not exactly sure of when it started but this is the best estimate. The Neolithic Era was a period of human history when the start of agriculture arose and came before the first civilizations. The Neolithic Revolution took place in many different regions of the world. They where not that advanced so they made tools out of wood, stone and bone.

Several critical developments distinguish civilizations from even the most advanced Paleolithic and Neolithic societies that preceded them. Some critical developments include inequality based on gender, status based on class, and lastly the beginning of written literature and more complex calendars. Specifically, one main critical development was inequality based on gender.

The first scholars that existed named the whole period of human devolvement the “Stone Age.” The stone age is divided into three periods which are Paleolithic which means the old Greek age, Mesolithic and Neolithic which is the new Greek age. The Paleolithic and Neolithic stone ages have many great differences and has changed greatly between the two periods.

The Neolithic era is what is also called or considered the new stone age. During this era, we saw more advanced stone tools come about and agriculture started to support a permeant settlement of living. Also during this is when we start to domesticated animals. This era is supposed to have started around 10,000 BCE. Agriculture first started in the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.

Many revolutionary aspects of the Neolithic era appeared as the Ice Age came to the end. As the Earth’s temperature increased, new lands were created that made agriculture possible. Many species became extinct as they could not adapt to the rapidly changing environment; however, new species emerged simultaneously as well. Consequently, Paleolithic humans became more desperate of finding a new source of food as they were used to hunting large mammals that existed during the Ice Age. Grouped humans who settled in a certain environment started changing nature, instead of simply using what they found there. They changed the landscapes that could be used conveniently by humans, such as terraced hillsides, irrigation ditches, and canals. Also,

     The societies of Paleolithic man were far different then that of the Neolithic man. The Old Stone Age societies had no time for other actives then what was necessary to survive. They did not invent many new things, and were constantly moving and changing their environment. Societies in he New Stone Age were a settled people, who constantly

The Neolithic Age began around 10,000 BCE. and lasted until around 800 BCE. During the beginning of this age much of the past ways remained very similar. It may have even looked positive for

Historians have many ideas which differ but all divide history into two periods, the Paleolithic Period and the Neolithic Period. In the Paleolithic period, there was little to no evidence of political activities and a government, while the Neolithic period had agriculture which led to advancements in political structures, activities, etc., increase of populations and the creation of professional managers. There is also a difference in economy as seen when the Paleolithic people had a foraging economy while the Neolithic people had an agriculture economy which allowed the creation of specialized jobs and large systems of trade. The Paleolithic people also had a religion where they worshipped Venus figurines in hope of fertility and painted

The first civilization began in Mesopotamia because it had a stable food supply from crops that were grown in Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent had had soil that contained vast amount of nutrients for the crops that were grown for food at a stable rate.

Neolithic Era means ''New Stone Age''. The climate here in earth was unstable at some point in human life. After some time men began to capture animals and domesticate them. Some Americans animals were not well suited to domestication. Agriculture was next one to develop it all started in south west asia and expanded from one place to another. After agriculture started food became more abundant and people became more stable.Agriculture made people settle near their fields and started to créate villages. After time people became specialized in different parts of labor. Copper was the first metal used at the time. at 5000 B.C.E. humans were able to reach high temperatures enough to melt copper and mold it into weapons. Men were not the only ones