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    In the prehistoric era, there were two periods of man: Paleolithic and Neolithic. The simplistic ways of the Paleolithic age lasted from 2.5 million - 8,000 B.C., as the agricultural revolution began to take place. The Neolithic age lasted from 8,000 - 3,500 B.C. Paleolithic man adapted to their environment, while Neolithic man had adapted their environment to them via sources of food, technology, and lifestyle. Members of the Old Stone Age were hunter-gatherers, going in a nomadic rotation for

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    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

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    social and economic changes that took place in human development from the Paleolithic through Neolithic periods. First, humans invented agriculture to use in their day to day lives. Next, roles of men and women began to shift. Finally, another change between these two periods had to do with living quarters. Art was affected in all of these changes made during the transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic eras. The first way art changed was when humans began to develop a system of agriculture. This

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    Paleolithic peoples were equal, but there were sometimes members that became more respected as a result of being courageous, skilled at hunting, etc. During the Neolithic Age, social divisions became more defined due to specialized labor and accumulated wealth. Foraging societies relied on loose cooperation to hunt big game for the community. Neolithic peoples were more advanced and had a specific order within their permanent settlements. Creativity in both societies was very clear. Foragers created bone

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    The term "Neolithic Revolution" was used to describe the origin and consequences of farming, meaning the development of livestock herding and agriculture, and as a result the widespread development of settled village life. The term thus describes a change from hunter-gatherers to food-producing societies. General patterns of the Neolithic Revolution have been identified by drawing syntheses out of the most intensively studied regions, such as Asia, Meso-America and other parts of North America.These

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    ​the​ ​Neolithic​ ​Revolution.It​ ​because​ ​of​ ​these​ ​time​ ​periods​ ​that​ ​we​ ​are who​ ​we​ ​are.These​ ​time​ ​periods​ ​is​ ​what​ ​changed​ ​as​ ​a​ ​whole.The​ ​Paleolithic​ ​Era​ ​was​ ​the​ ​“Old​ ​Stone Age”​ ​time​ ​where​ ​early​ ​humans​ ​were​ ​nomadic​ ​hunters. Being​ ​a​ ​nomadic​ ​hunter​ ​meant​ ​that​ ​you​ ​would move​ ​from​ ​move​ ​place​ ​to​ ​another​ ​to​ ​benefit​ ​themselves​ ​with​ ​the​ ​​ ​natural​ ​resources​ ​found​ ​in​ ​the area.The​ ​the​ ​Neolithic​ ​revolution​

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    The academic journal, Life-Work Balance During the Neolithic Revolution had provided the contrast view about how the life style of Paleolithic era and Neolithic revolution had brought the evolution to the western civilization. The article also provides the detail about the Neolithic lifestyle and the effect of agriculture revolution. However, the article mainly focuses on agriculture and adaptation of new way of living of nomadic population. This article will also help to further the writing by providing

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    When we talked about clothing of Neolithic period, can also be called New Stone Age (4500BC-2400BC), the first view will jump out is animal hides punched with awls and sewn with sinew and bone needles, first appearance of woven plant fibre textile. The developing journey is from using plant directly as clothing to using plant fibre to make garment. Like food and shelter, clothing is a basic human requirement, especially in some districts where warm clothing is necessary. Furs and unscraped hides

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    The Neolithic Revolution began in Southwest Asia and other areas during 10,000 B.C.E to 3, 000 B.C.E (Council for Economic Education, 2012). The Neolithic Revolution also known as the Agricultural Revolution was a new way of life. Our society is constantly changing and moving forward. As a part of human culture, humans strive to learn, discover, create and evolve (Barber, n.d.). As a society, we have made many technological and social advancements, but have we ever taken the time to appreciate the

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    The impact of the Neolithic and Bronze Age societies on the environment The Neolithic is a time period that relates to the later part of the Stone Age, when there was a lot of development of human technology in regards to stone tools and the beginning of farming. The Bronze Age was a time period characterized by the use of bronze and writing that indicated features of urban civilization. There were many different approaches that were used to evaluate the relationship between agriculture and social

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