Neolithic vs Paleolithic Descriptors

Trade was common, people would even trade 100s of miles to get resources from other settlements. With the spreading of goods came the sharing of knowledge and ideas.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Bronze Age

People hunted and gathered. Food supply was not dependable, plants and animals would grow scarce; causing them to move often.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Industrial

People had specialized skills, many different jobs were created, products became better/more beautiful since people specialized, and people relied on others to jobs so they could focus one thing.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Industrial

• Modern

People would plant crops and raise (domesticate) animals. Food supply was dependable and stable.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Industrial

Trade was rare, people relied on what was nearby.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Bronze Age

Organized, efficient large groups of people who worked together and divided up the work.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Bronze Age

Small groups of people who wondered place to place.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Bronze Age

Homes were in caves or tent-like structures. They were temporary.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Bronze Age

Homes were made out of mudbrick, they were multifunctional, and they were permanent. What period does this describe?

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Neolithic

• Bronze Age

People's job was to survive: find food, protect oneself.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Industrial

• Modern