The Paleolithic (old stone age) and Neolithic (new stone age) ages are similar in terms culture and some of their gender roles. However they differ dramatically when speaking about Agricultural and pastoral responsibilities, art, and religion. That said, the Neolithic people took what they knew from the previous Paleolithic age and improved it for an overall better lifestyle.
The Paleolithic and Neolithic people’s lifestyles have a few ways that they are in common. To elaborate, in both cultures, the women were responsible for feeding, cleaning and caring for the children in each family. In their spare time, however, they were allowed to do different things. Both cultures gathered food to eat and feed their families, only in the Paleolithic culture, women were expected to help gather and in the Neolithic it was considered a job for males. This changes the way women were looked upon and treated for all of history up to today. Another example of how they were alike is that both societies relied on animal
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In the old stone age, people were to feed their families by gathering wild fruits, hunting, and fishing. As time went on, people discovered agriculture, which meant they wouldn’t have to travel to new areas every time they ran out of food. People were able to settle down and grow things according to which season yielded the most crops. While both cultures made stone tools to use in their everyday life, the Neolithic community had a larger variety and number of tools. The number of weapons inclined as well. They used these protect themselves and property. This brings me to my next point. A dramatic difference between the two cultures is the fact that in the Paleolithic age, people didn’t own property because they were nomadic. People began building homes and claiming property for growing crops once they discovered agriculture in the Neolithic