divided into two main periods: the Paleolithic period and the Neolithic period. Each of these periods is based on the sophistication of the tools our ancestors made. The Paleolithic period is define as “Old Stone Age” comes from Greek words Palaios and Lithos. It lasted until around 10‚000 B.C. Paleolithic people survived as hunter-gatherers. People grubbed food from the earth with their bare hands‚ then used simple tools made from stones or animal bones. Paleolithic people lived in temporary shelters
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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
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The Paleolithic and Neolithic ages both had many great technological advances and were similar to each other that helped them economically. But they also differ in many ways. One example of this is the difference in the way people acted‚ in the Paleolithic age people acted savage and barbaric‚ while in the Neolithic age people acted more civilized and well mannered. One economical similarity is that agriculture played huge role in where people lived in both time periods. There are many similarities
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Paleolithic & Neolithic We often hear of the "Stone Age" known to as one diverse period in ancient history. We see that the Stone Age is actually made up of two distinct sub-periods called Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) and Neolithic (New Stone Age). A good way to describe the Neolithic period is by first examining how it differed from the Paleolithic period. The Neolithic Era was a time marked by important changes in the way humankind lived. The earlier Paleolithic Era was characterized by an unreliable
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that is where it all started. Paleolithic Age‚ which refers to the hunting and gathering way of life‚ is 95% of the human history. 100‚000 years ago‚ Homo sapiens started using tools to manipulate their surroundings‚ and migrating and adapting to new environments. They traveled to Eurasia‚ Australia‚ Western hemisphere‚ and the Pacific islands. Then they started farming‚ which lead to an era with more technology‚ surplus‚ and time to think. The Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Revolution was an important
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The Paleolithic and Neolithic prehistoric periods have very distinct characteristics. In the Hall of Bulls paintings in Lascaux and a detail copy of a deer hunt‚ wall painting from Catal Huyuk‚ Turkey‚ you can see many similarities‚ as well as differences. The Paleolithic period was over 15‚000 years ago. The people who lived during this time used walls in the caves as their canvas. One of the paintings is located in Southwestern France‚ Lascaux. In the caves‚ Archeologists found paintings of animals
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Paleolithic‚ Neolithic‚ And Mesolithic Art The earth and the sky factor into Paleolithic‚ Neolithic‚ and Mesolithic art and monuments. Paleolithic means Old Stone Age and the art was mainly consisted of paintings in their caves and Venus figurines. Neolithic means New Stone Age and the art was consisted of the Stonehenge‚ figures‚ and pottery. Mesolithic means Middle Stone Age and the art consisted of some pottery‚ hand tools‚ and some figurines. In the Old Stone Age‚ (Paleolithic) their art
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The Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages were both part of the Stone Age. The Paleolithic Age is considered the “Old Stone Age” while the Neolithic Age is the “New Stone Age.” During the Paleolithic era‚ humans had more of a nomadic lifestyle and tended to move with the herds. They used animal skins as clothing and chipped stones or animal bones as tools. Their main focus was to find food by hunting animals and gathering what they could from plants growing in the area. The Neolithic Age gave way
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There were changes that occurred from the Paleolithic Period to the Neolithic. Small changes were made in this time‚ from the culture‚ to bigger changes like economics‚ and agriculture. How did man deal with these changes and what kind of impact did it have on society? 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
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The Difference Between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras University of Phoenix Date: Instructor: Abstract This paper will discuss the differences between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic eras. The scope of the discussion will center around the “human” experience. The discussion will draw comparisons and contrasts of how humans adapted to their environment and how they worked to improve their day to day lives. The discussion will also reveal how the humans saw their environment
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