1. Characteristics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic
PREHISTORY
Characteristics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic

2. defn: pre·his·tor·ic  
before the creation of writing and/or recorded history
IMPORTANT!!!

3. PALEOLITHIC (Old Stone Age)
Nomads: lived in caves, dugouts, or trees
Hunter/Gatherers
Kept fires going
Bone tools and weapons
Chipped stone (flint or obsidian)

4. PALEOLITHIC (cont.) Used animal skins for warmth
Developed club, spear, and bola
Primitive religion

5. What two events largely caused the move from Paleolithic to Neolithic?

6. ANSWER:
Development of agriculture
Domestication of the animal

7. NEOLITHIC (New Stone Age)
Developed agriculture
Widely used fire
Large-irrigation systems
Domestication of animals

8. NEOLITHIC (cont.) Developed pottery, paints, & weaving
Built houses & furniture
Invented the wheel (in some areas)
Made laws
New tools: awls, wedges, saws, drills, chisels, needles, etc.
Developed a calendar
SHOW THE DEVELOPMENTS OF AG. OVERHEAD
SHOW THE PATTERNS OF LIVING OVERHEAD: PALEO TO NEO
STOP HERE FOR SETTLERS Vs. NOMADS ACTIVITY

9. Interesting Fact:
Neolithic people in many parts of the world independently developed agriculture.

10. So, where did man go when he advanced from the Stone Age?
RIVER VALLEYS