man. Essentially‚ this is what happened when the Paleolithic cultures evolved into the Mesolithic‚ and eventually the Neolithic culture. The concepts of specialization and diversification were relevant in the transformation of these cultures. Specialization can be defined as “a structural adaptation of a body part to a particular function or of an organism for life in a particular environment” (Merriam-Webster). The hunter-gatherers of the Paleolithic culture were prepared‚ sometimes at a moment’s
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The Neolithic period is more advanced in lifestyle and technology than the Paleolithic period. During this time‚ farming comes into place and they found important use for animals. They domesticated or “tamed” sheep‚ dogs‚ cattle‚ etc. Having these animals helped with everyday work and farming. They used the large ones for food such as cattle and goats for milk and killed them during the winter for extra food and clothing. This increase in food gave opportunity to build special skills. These skills
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With the beginning of human history comes the Stone Age—comprised of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras. The start of tool-making marks the former; the start of agriculture marks the latter. The first forms of tools in the Paleolithic Era were quite basic and rough‚ made from materials like wood‚ bone‚ and stone. Tools such as choppers for cracking bone and scrapers for preparing animal hide were used‚ and were then designed upon by later hominoids‚ from which weapons like clubs‚ spears‚ and knives
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Paleolithic and Neolithic Age The Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age evolved greatly over time. Many changes and continuities occurred between the two eras. From the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age‚ the way of food changed from hunting and gathering to agriculture means ways while the use of stone tools for hunting remained the same. During the Paleolithic Age‚ the primary food source was that of which the paleolithic people caught. To capture and eat their food‚ the humans used a technique
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Paleolithic and Neolithic Art Drawing by Firelight (30‚000 B.C.) Cave drawings have been found dating back to 30‚000BC. This was man’s first written attempt at the art of storytelling with pictures. Many of the paintings are located in the ceilings and walls deep within the caves meaning they could only be viewed with firelight. Most of these caves have been found in France and Spain. Animals were most commonly drawn in the pictures. Early artist also painted people into the pictures. Some
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invented the cunieform. Sumer was grouped into many city-states‚ which weakened Sumer to invasions‚ since not all of Sumer was a united front. The Akkadians‚ taking advantage of that‚ conquered Sumer‚ but continued most of their traditions. After a period of time‚ all of Sumer (or Akkadia) was united‚ with the city Babylon as the center capital. The area‚ now known as Babylonia‚ was ruled by a single king. This is when King Hammurabi decided to write the Hammurabi Laws. Later‚ the Assyrians‚ known
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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
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Neolithic period or the New Stone Age is the period when humans started to domesticate animals and plants to settle in fixed dwellings. As food supply becomes assured‚ many groups started to shift from hunting to farming. Previously wandering hunters settled down to organize community living in villages and cultivated fields (Violatti). The Temple of Olympian Zeus and Stonehenge both represent this revolutionary period of the Neolithic period. Each of the structures represents the revolutionary innovations
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The Neolithic period cultivated important material conditions that directly influenced the formation of large towns‚ great cities‚ and states in the later‚ Uruk period of Mesopotamia. These influences can be seen at the earlier site of Catalhoyuk. As the periods shift between Neolithic and the Uruk‚ drastic changes can be seen between early egalitarian societies in the Neolithic period‚ and the more complex and massive societies of the Uruk period. Other material conditions that shaped the complex
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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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