Neolithic vs. Paleolithic Era

tools

• neolithic-
• saws
• drills
• could create fire
• paleolithic-
• used technology
• spears
• made of stone
• wooden handels
• tools for art

society

• neolithic
• the first farmers
• neolithic revolution(produce own food)
• domestication
• able to keep animals
• more advanced religion (megaliths)
• Paleolithic
• hunter gatherers
• gather plants, berries, fruit
• women gather
• men hunt
• small groups/tribeds
• nomadic
• religion/rituals

Architecture/art

• neolithic
• megaliths- huge stones used as monuments
• houses were made with wood covered with mud
• people entered houses on ladders from rooftop openings
• Paleolithic
• huts
• clay sculpture
• cave paintings -communicate stories, warnings, memories, hunting info.
• pigment- minerals mixed with animal fat

other

• neolithic
• population increases
• were able to create fire
• social division
• deaths rates rise due to sickness
• made cloths from cloth
• new stone age
• c. 2.5 million years ago-8000 B.C.
• Paleolithic
• used animal skins/hides as clothing
• old stone age
• c. 8000 B.C. -3000 B.c>