Stone Age Quiz 10/10/24 Flashcards
Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods.
Why was farming an important discovery?
- marked start of neolithic age
- people could stay in one place, not being nomads
- allowed for permanent housing
- plenty of food for survival
- let the wild animal population grow
- food was more available all season
- got food from animals that didn’t come from them before (milk, eggs)
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone/Old Stone Age
What does Neolithic mean?
New Stone/New Stone Age
What did Paleolithic people use as their shelter?
Tents, leather, bones, sticks, caves
What did Neolithic people use as their shelter?
Mud and brick supported by timber (wood)
How many people were in Paleolithic groups and what were they called?
30-60; hunter-gatherers
What materials for tools did Paleolithic people use?
Chipped stone, wooden weapons, light stone tools
What materials for tools did Neolithic people use?
Polished stone tools, made shaper by grinding
Paleolithic people clothes material
animal skin, leather
neolithic people clothes material
animal skins, woven clothing
paleolithic governance
tribes, clans controlled by the powerful
neolithic governance
religous and military leaders, monarchy created (king)
paleolithic economy
no private property
neolithic economy
gained private property for land, livestock, and tools
paleolithic health
taller, lived longer than neolithic people
