What are features of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Revolution?

Paleolithic Societies

Paleolithic - 2,000,000 B.C. – 10,000 B.C. *Old Stone Age *nomads *hunters and gatherers *earliest period of human history

Village Life NON-EXISTANT… they wandered around looking for food

Society *hunters and gatherers *homogenous *sparse population *traveled in bans of 20 -50 *organized by blood clans *it was an egalitarian society – equal for the most part

For your information… *they buried their dead… even used flowers

*cool clothes made of animal skins

Political *no established government *an informal military existed

Economics *no surplus… except cattle

Religion Believed in: *magic *superstitions *worshipped gods of storm and war *fire was considered sacred too!

Science and technology *simple, crude tools and weapons made from guess what…. STONE!!! Also made from bones and wood.

Neolithic Revolution - 10,000 B.C. – 3,200 B.C. *Farming Revolution! *New Stone Age

Village Life *settled, permanent communities *developed along river valleys

clothes were now weaved in Social Aspects *large dense populations *nuclear family emerges *social classes – heterogeneous society – this emerges because of… JOB SPECIALIZATION! *ate grains *textile production clothes were now weaved in some parts.

I have no idea who these people are!

Because people could stay in one place, they could accumulate personal possessions.

Boy, I sure love my new pots and pans!

Political they were needed to support large populations and farming had to be coordinated *tribal leaders –

Because they were good farmers, they had a SURPLUS of food! Economic Because they were good farmers, they had a SURPLUS of food! *there was now a respect for wealth

How might economic scarcity lead Fighting increased when to WAR???? Fighting increased when food was scarce!

This led to a new social class. A WARRIOR CLASS Men fought and improved their social status. Gone are the days of class equality! Sorry ladies!

Central divinity – is generally an Religion Central divinity – is generally an EARTH MOTHER Water is sacred!

Science and Technology *first calendars… this was how they knew when to plant. *invented the wheel and plow *architecture – Stone Hedge

*domesticated animals… horses, camels, sheep, goats, dogs