Transition of Prehistoric Humanity from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age

The Paleolithic age or Stone Age is approximated to be around 1 .5 million and 20 ,000 years ago . It is composed of three periods , the Early Stone Age , the Middle Stone Age , and the Late Stone Age (Hirst ) The period was named as such because stone tools were made during this period . These tools marked the advancement of humanity , together with the discovery and use of fire . By the Late Stone Age , the human beings were fully developed , and were spreading all over the world . However humans relied mainly on hunting and

they had nomadic cultures (Hirst

It was the glacial age during the Paleolithic age . The primitive man used animal skin and put them together with animal bones to protect himself from the cold climate (Turizm

By the Mesolithic Age , the hunting groups settled down and built permanent settlements . They have started to trade with other settlements , and farming has already started during this time . This age started from 10 , 000 BC to 4000 BC (SMR ) Other than stone tools personal ornamentations were also made during this time , and combs became common . These tools were usually made from obsidian and flints and were sharper than that of the Paleolithic Age . They are now termed microliths ' Dogs and other animals were domesticated in this age (Thracian

The ice sheets melted during this period , and the sea water level rose (SMR ) The temperature became drier and warmer , compared to the Paleolithic Age

Agriculture was the biggest development during the Neolithic Age Because of this , stone tools were much more advanced , and polished . The nomadic culture of humans in this age seemed to be obsolete , as trade of domesticated animals , and other products have increased (APP ) Humans also started to become protective of their territory , and polished stone axes were usually used to do it (SMR ) The climate during this time was more favorable to humans , as the ice age receded

The development from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic age spanned over 1 .5 million years . We can then say that the development of the human beings and their culture was quite slow . Most of time of 1 .5 million years was categorized as Paleolithic Age . This was due to the climate during that age which was the glacial age . This slowed the development of humans , as they cannot settle in one place . The climate most probably pushed them to travel from one place to another to look for abundance of food and some shelter

But as the ice melted during the Mesolithic Age , humans started to stay in one place and learned to domesticate animals . Their tools were also developed according to this . Humans were also starting to be comfortable with their settlements and started to develop civilization . This can be seen in the development of personal ornaments

The Neolithic Age already showed similar characteristics with the modern age . As humans have fully settled because of better climate , the nomadic life became obsolete (APP ) Agriculture developed , and so did...