The Paleolithic And Neolithic Age

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.

Before the Neolithic Revolution, there was nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering food for survival. People stayed in one place as long as the sources they needed to survive was present. If sources weren’t available, people would move to another place for survival. Therefore, there was no permanent or final settlement.Due to the discovery of farming, the Neolithic Revolution began. Once the techniques of

The Paleolithic Era, translating to “old stone age,” references a time period over 2,600,000 to 12,000 years ago, in which man developed new skills for survival through the use of stone. The Neolithic Era, the “new stone age,” began around 10,000 BCE, introducing a more complex society where agriculture was a primary factor in everyday life. From the Paleolithic Era to Neolithic Era, there were many continuities that occurred. One continuity was the use of weapons and tools. For instance, in both eras, stone was used to make weapons for protection, food, etc. Although, in the Neolithic Age tools were more advanced and developed, they progressed based off of Paleolithic inventions, like the tools from both ages had spear tips, but different methods were used to come about their creations. In addition, while there were many continuities, the Neolithic man did not always agree with their ancestors choices. In fact, there were many changes that occurred from the two time periods. One drastic change the Neolithic man dealt with was choosing to live in permanent settlements rather than following with the Paleolithic way, living nomadic. For instance, the Paleolithic men were hunters and gatherers, indicating that they had to adapt to the natural environment of their location by studying the seasonal migrations of animals, the life cycles of plants, and many more elements. On the other hand, the Neolithic man lived in a time of general warming, increased rainfall, and a stable

All throughout history, humans have come up with innovations that have brought both positive and negative changes to the way people live. This all started around 10,000 BCE, when people developed agriculture. The first nomads started off by moving from place to place, hunting and gathering food… but as people developed agriculture, they saved a lot more time. After agriculture developed, the humans learned many things such as farming and taming wild animals for their own use. This time in history was called the Neolithic Revolution… which lasted about 6,000 years, until 4,000 BCE. The big change in the way people got their food and how they lived, resulted to positive and negative changes of human innovations of the Neolithic Revolution. So,

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

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 improved their lifestyle's to make it easier to live by. Job's of the women no longer consisted of gathering, it consisted of growing the crops, since agriculture was a new provider of food.

Unlike Paleolithic time's, man could have more leisure time to spend. This led him to broaden the society he was living in and led to increased populations in the Neolithic Age. The more people there were the more discovery man made during this time. The invention of agriculture led to the settled life. Since man no longer needed to roam, all they had to do was put a seed in the ground and watch it grow. Tool and weaponry became more advanced, and pottery and the potters wheel was invented.

The Neolithic age brought many technological advancements to the world and the new Stone Age culture. The Neolithic age is also

Farming initially developed in the Middle East, the Fertile Crescent. Grains such as barley and wild wheat were abundant. Also, not heavily forested, and animals were in short supply, presenting a challenge to hunters. 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE. Notice: it took thousands of years for this “revolution” so not fast but profound for history. Agriculture was hard for many hunting and gathering peoples to adopt – lots of work. Those in agricultural communities developed diseases, which they became immune. The agricultural people would unintentionally infect the hunters.

Over 10,000 years ago humans’ lives were spent hunting and gathering just to survive. That all changed when some humans figured out how to capture animals and plant wild seeds so that they could control their food supply. This change in how people lived is known as the Neolithic Revolution and it ultimately led to the beginnings of civilization. The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in human history because it led to permanent settlements, improvements in technology and the development of social classes and job specialization.

For example in document one the farmers lived in villages that eventually grew into small towns and then cities. If we never settled we would've never been civilized as we are today. Writhing was also a massive turning point in our history. If the Mesopotamians did not create a form a writing we would have never been able to communicate or talk with anyone else in our society (Document 3). Also in document 4 the Mesopotamians made various utensils to prepare and eat out of. This helps us understand what they used to eat and eat out of. As shown in document 5 Neolithic farmers used deer antler to farm. They would shape the tools and use them for a variety of different things. In document 6 Neolithic people learned how to domesticate a number of different animals such as sheep and goats. Also they learned how to domesticate flax. This is a big step forward to help them with further domestications. Lastly people in this era did the job that they did best (Job Specialization). For example if one farmed but was better at making tools for farming then they would specialize in that area work. As you can see there are were many different turning points in the Neolithic

It is possible that a social hierarchy was created when such densely packed communities were created, as now human interaction became all the more important, as the relationships between neighbors, and social groups would most likely create tension in the situation. It was also during the time of the Early neolithic in which the first clues of plant domestication began to appear. Though it was the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period in which domesticated crops including wheat, barley, lentil, peas, and legumes were found. These domesticated grains showed an increase in size and durability . Animal domestication was quick to follow, as Sheep were found to be domesticated in Turkey, Iraw, and Iran, while the reduction in size of the animals, and the discovery of the animals outside their habitat became common finds. Finally, it was during the Late Neolithic period in which a reduction in the number of large villages across the Middle East began. We can see the shift toward a way of life focused on the grazing of domesticated animals, as villages began to shrink, and the population became once again scattered across the land. It was also during this period in which a decline in the role of hunting for subsistence became apparant, as well as Late Neolithic societies reliance on plants that were domesticated during the Early Neolithic periods. We can see from this that the origin of agriculture in Europe came from the usage of Middle Eastern

Neolithic and Paleolithic Have you ever thought two different time periods could have so many similarities and differences? Neolithic Ages was from 8000 to 3500 BCE and Paleolithic Age was from 2.5 million to 8000 BCE. The main comparisons and contrasts are their shelter, food, and technology they used. Archaeologist mainly helped us distinguish between them by using techniques & analyzing fossils. Even though, the Paleolithic Age came before the Neolithic Age there are still quite a few similarities and differences.

Technology has changed everything greatly since the Paleolithic age which include transportation, medicine, and communication. The changing of climate, becoming warmer has brought the ice age to an end. The world started to form going through many changes, the temperature changing, ocean levels rising which was starting to form islands. Living has improved greatly, people having boats for fishing and hunting, bow and arrow which was easier to kill for food. The change of environment has made a big impact on the way people live. People became farmers, living in villages and making enough food to survive for themselves. The farmers learned how to cultivate their plants and handle their animals much better. There forms of living was much different to they could accommodate up to 45-50 people which provided large amounts of storage for food. Walls were made of mud or clay and ceilings were made with plant such as straw or reed. The beds and seating was made from stone. Their houses were located near rivers, plateaus, or in swamps. Their art has improved instead of cave paintings and cave work now they use clay, ceramics and pottery.

Forming villages and communities thousands of years ago, probably was one of the best decisions that people back then ever made. Before societies, humans were hunters and gatherers, they would run around and try to get to hunt animal and sleep and just repeat that cycle until they die, an aspect of that was shown in the cartoon “Join the Neolithic Revolution comic” a hunter and a gatherer sad and feel bad that they did not have enough food. They felt it was amazing that you do not have to worry about hunting everyday and killing every single day for food when the guy from the village came to them and explained how villages work, also you can see him walking with a goat, which mean you do not have to kill them all, you can live with animals