Yr 7 History comparison of Palaeolithic and Neolithic Ages. Adapted from http://www.slideshare.net/jessieleininger?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview

1. Palaeolithic vs. Neolithic

3. Timeline: Stone Age to Iron Age

4. Food
Palaeolithic Age
• Men hunted and women
gathered from around the area as
needed.
• Flora and fauna was markedly
different (e.g. Mammoths).
Neolithic Age
• People learned how to grow
crops.
• People domesticated animals,
insects and fish to provide meat,
skins and milk.

5. Shelter
Paleolithic Age
• There were no permanent
homes.
• Because people hunted and
gathered, they had to move to
where the food was. Therefore,
homes were temporary .
Neolithic Age
• They had permanent homes.
• Homes were usually made from
timber, wattle & daub, or mud
brick.

6. Clothing
Palaeolithic Age
• Clothing was made primarily from
fur.
• The climate during the time was
cold, so people dressed to stay
warm.
Neolithic Age
• Furs and skins fastened with
antler or bone pins.
• Use of natural dyes.
• In some places, people were able
to make fabric using linen and
wool.

7. Tools
Palaeolithic Age
• Simple shaped stone tools
like cutters, scrapers and
hand axes.
• Also, they used spear tips
and sticks.
Neolithic Age
• Widespread use of ground-stone
tools.
• More advanced shaped tools like
bows and arrows and harpoons.
• Antler or wood plows.
• Ends with use of metals (copper).

8. Culture
Palaeolithic Age
• Animistic religions.
• Ceremonial burial.
• Musical instruments.
Neolithic Age
• Use of statues, monuments
and temples for religion.
• Monumental burial
mounds.

9. Society
Palaeolithic Age
• Some trade for key goods (e.g.
flint).
• Very low population density.
• Everyone learned similar broad
skills.
• More equal.
• Based on sharing.
Neolithic Age
• More trade, including for status
goods.
• Centers of population
(towns/cities).
• Specialization
• Elites and lower classes.
• Surpluses have to be protected.

10. Society
Palaeolithic Age
• Some trade for key goods (e.g.
flint).
• Very low population density.
• Everyone learned similar broad
skills.
• More equal.
• Based on sharing.
Neolithic Age
• More trade, including for status
goods.
• Centers of population
(towns/cities).
• Specialization
• Elites and lower classes.
• Surpluses have to be protected.