During the Neolithic period, people developed advanced stone tools like polished celts for farming. They began living in small villages with specialized labor and shared cultural traditions. By the end of this period, people started using metals like copper and bronze, marking the transition to the Chalcolithic Age and the beginning of the Metal Age.
6. •The quality of Stone tools improved.
•Stone tools were well shaped, well polished and
had a sharp cutting age.
•The tools were known as Celts.
•People used stone axes, ploughs and sickles which
helped them in farming.
•They used a small rounded stone which was placed
on another large flat stone to crush grains.
•Bone tools were used.
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8. •The Neolithic people began to live in groups in
small villages. As the groups that lived together
became close-knit, they developed into tribes.
•This led to new occupations and specialization of
labor.
•Tribes had rich cultural traditions with their own
language, stories, songs, paintings etc.
•Land, forests and water belonged to entire tribe.
•New customs, such as burying the dead, rituals
and ceremonies emerged.
9. At the end of Neolithic period, people began to use
metals.
Copper was the first metal to be used by them.
People began to use both copper and stone tools.
This period is called the Chalcolithic Age.
It was the period of transition from stone Age to Metal
Age.
They slowly learnt the art of making bronze, an alloy of
copper and tin.
Improved tools led to development of agricultural skills.
Spinning and weaving were done by these communities.
