Paleolithic vs. Neolithic

Old Stone Age

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

New Stone Age

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

People were nomadic hunter-gatherers

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

People did not have a reliable food supply.

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Women gathered plants

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Men hunted migrating animals

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Occupation: Find food to survive

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

The population was very small

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic

The population was much smaller

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

People lived in temporary settlements

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era