in the development of 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
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Paleolithic and Neolithic Era Katherina Velsh HIS 112 December 1st‚ 2014 John Bollweg Introduction Great differences are present between the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras‚ as well as similarities. Great historical events occurred between the two eras that changed the way humans lived forever. Life back in those eras could appear simpler‚ less complicated‚ but it was just the opposite. Survival was the goal and everyday was a struggle to live another day. Homo sapiens‚ another way of saying
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differences between Paleolithic and Neolithic art is of course their time periods. Paleolithic came first at around 30‚000-9‚000 B.C.‚ when humans lived as hunter gatherers‚ while Neolithic came shortly after around 8‚000-2‚300 B.C. and humans adopted the settled agricultural life. Paleolithic consisted of stone tools‚ which may also be considered some type of art work in its own making. Painting and sculpture are the world’s oldest art forms and date back to the Paleolithic period. Painting
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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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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 were
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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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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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* Civilization Features of civilization: * government * jobs * art/arcitecture * laws * religion * cities * WRITING (very important) * social classes * technology At this time‚ all governments are monarchies. The king usually had divine and unquestionable power until the area over which he rules starts failing. Then people rebel. The earliest writing is in pictures‚ mostly caligraphy and such. The first to develop writing is most
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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. These two
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The Stone Age Social Studies Mrs. Pérez By: Alexander Colón 6th grade The Stone Age Now I think we can all admit that The Stone Age was not a good time to be living in the glory and all that. But I bet we would all be having some pretty good times with the things that you were able to do back then. So‚ let me explain some to you. During the Paleolithic age nomads grouped together into small societies called bands. They also subsisted by gathering plants‚ hunting‚ or scavenging wild
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