Compare And Contrast Paleolithic And Neolithic

One of the first changes humans experienced when we started farming was a change in our diet. Hunter-gatherers had a very wide variety in their diet from different nuts, plants and meat. As Jared Diamond

Modern humans today have the option to go to their local grocery stores for food and water. However, that is not case with early humans, to survive they had to hunt, or gather their food. Harsh climate changes could cause a scarce food supply. Without any food to hunt or find, the small groups were forced to move. Early humans would eventually overcome some of these obstacles, by learning how to make simple tools. One of the biggest discoveries was how to start a fire (Wilkinson, 16). Harsh climates soon became bearable with the aid of fire. Approximately 120,000 years

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 most significant development during the Neolithic Era was the development of agriculture. This occurred approximately 10,000 years ago in human history. Humans began to domesticate animals and engage in selective breeding. With the end of the Ice Age, new plants became available and were cultivated to provide a more stable food source than hunting and gathering. Humans began to domesticate plants as well. "People had long observed wild plants as they gathered

One of the most significant transitions in human history was from the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Era. In the Paleolithic Age humanity was a hunter-gathered species; man would migrate looking for food, but everything changed in the Neolithic Era. In this era humans learned how to cultivate edible plants, they began to settle down, and new technology began to surface. These changes had a notable impact.

The Paleolithic Period is the earliest time period man has been alive, and the longest of the Stone Age's. It dates from 2,000,000 B.C to 10,000 BC The people of the Paleolithic Period lived simple lives, which consisted primarily of survival. Man's life was simply to hunt, eat, and survive, while the woman's job was to gather and watch over the children.

Human existence has lasted over several million years and in that time there has been countless advances in the way we live. Human history has had many diverse periods of time, one being the Stone Age. During the Stone Age there were two major subdivisions, the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. The Paleolithic, which lasted until about 10,000 years ago, had a significant separating factor from the Neolithic, ending in 2000 B.C.E. This factor was the way in which the people in these periods acquired food. The Paleolithic people hunted and gathered their food while the Neolithic people produced their own food by agriculture. These two different styles of obtaining food greatly affected the lifestyles of each period’s people. The

     The Paleolithic Period is the earliest time period man has been alive, and the longest of the Stone Age's. It dates from 2,000,000 B.C to 10,000 BC The people of the Paleolithic Period lived simple lives, which consisted primarily of survival. Man's life was simply to hunt, eat, and survive, while the woman’s job was to gather and watch over the children.

The Paleolithic and Neolithic periods displayed major cultural differences in religion, lifestyles, government, and technology. “Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Culture includes common practices of a society, its shared understandings, and its social organizations are always changing” (McDougal, World History: Patterns of Interaction, 2004) The Paleolithic time period was full of inventions and was a time where new technology and lifestyles were blossoming through all cultures. Tools made out of pressure flaked stone and rock were created during this period to help with everyday tasks. The Paleolithic period was also the period where the creations of fires were discovered along with religion and languages. The Neolithic age, however, was more technologically improved, than the Paleolithic age. This was the start of the agricultural revolution and the start of civilizations and societies. These two periods were ever changing.

One main change that societies experienced from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic age was agriculture. Agriculture made it possible for communities to grow and always have a supply of food as opposed to using hunting and gathering and always moving from place to place. With agriculture communities began to grow and expand. Though agriculture was new and difficult to an extent, it was very appealing to many societies in different regions On page 7 of Traditions & Encounters: A brief Global History, it states that "...agriculture did not spread rapidly because it was easier than foraging. Agriculture involved long hours of hard physical labor..Yet agriculture had its own appeal in that it made possible the production of abundant food supplies,

The Paleolithic era began about 2.6 million years ago; this was considered the Old Age. The Neolithic era began about 10,000 BC where it was named the New Age. There were several differences that existed between the men who lived in these two ages. The Paleolithic man consisted of nomads who hunted and gathered their food to survive. Their hunting tools consisted of chipped and dull stones and wooden weapons. Their shelter consisted of huts and skin tents, and they were characterized as a tribal society. On the other hand, the Neolithic men were characterized by farmers who resided in permanent settlements, as opposed to wandering around. Their shelter was made up of bricks supported by timber, which seems to be a lot more durable

One of the many things that defined the Paleolithic Age was the small population growth as Nomadic hunter-gatherer groups consisting of 20-30 people were constantly migrating and following their prey. Around 10,000 BCE, humans began to cultivate crops such as wheat and barley; marking the beginning of farming. Farming was essential because not only did it enhance the way of living but it also lead to important advancements that serve as the fundamentals of many civilizations todays such as utilizing methods of irrigation and food storage as well as the construction of houses. Humans also began employing, or domesticating, animals for benefits aside from their previous, traditional use.

One main reason is that the Paleolithic men were much healthier than the Neolithic men in the ways that, Paleolithic men were foragers and they moved their food which led them to not staying in one spot permanently. This means that sickness and diseases were not easily passed on. Unlike the Neolithic men who did have permanent settlements and had illness passed around quite easily. Also it says in the passage Old Stone Age vs. New Stone Age that "The adoption of grains in the Neolithic era coincided with a shortening of stature, thinner bones and crooked, cavity - ridden teeth." Since Paleolithic Era did not domesticated grains they only ate wild grains they were taller,

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.

Tools in this time period were made of stone and other resources that could be gathered from nature. These people discovered fire for their food and climate conditions, hunted and gathered, and lived in nomadic groups.