This is the same study guide that you have in your Course Packet. The answers are in red.
Paleolithic |
Neolithic | |
"paleo" = old "lithic" = stone |
"neo" = new "lithic" = stone | |
Hunt or farm? |
Nomadic = Moving constantly, always following herds. | Neolithic Revolution = Domestication of plants and animals. |
Dwellings: |
Mouths of caves, huts, skin tents. | Mud brick supported by timber, plastered walls and floors, and fortifications (towers, walls). Community life. |
Permanent stuctures built? |
No. | Yes (houses, cromlechs, dolmen). |
Tools: |
Chipped stone. | Polished stone (obsidian), woven baskets, clay vessels. |
Clothes: |
Animal skins. | Animal skins, woven garments. |
Art: |
Cave paintings, sculpture, relief. | Wall paintings, sculpture, relief. |
Sculpture material: |
Stone, mammoth ivory, reindeer horn. | Stone, clay (baked). |