Flint

•It is a crystalline material that is

hard and has sharp edges.
•Made possible due to the
discovery of mining.
 Salt
• Salt has made an impact not only in early cooking but also in
preserving food especially during lean season.
•The discovery of hardened mud using
fire led to the making of bricks for
their dwelling place and pots for food
storage and other uses.
•Due to food scarcity, Stone Age
people started to domesticate
animals. Most of the animals are
from farms so they started to breed
locally.
• The breeding has necessitated systematic
understanding of the animals in terms of their
behavior and favorable traits resulting to the
desired characteristics.
• Planting have started
accidentally when
early inhabitants
discovered that seeds
can grow anywhere.
ADVANCEMENTS DURING THE NEOLITHIC AGE
(1) INVENTIONS
-TWO IMPORTANT INVENTIONS ENABLED TRADERS TO
MOVE MORE GOODS OVER LONGER DISTANCES.

1) WHEEL
2) SAIL

-TO CULTIVATE MORE LAND AND PRODUCE EXTRA

CROPS FOR TRADING, ANCIENT PEOPLE BEGAN TO
BUILD ELABORATE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
• In the pre-historic times, mobility is made possible
largely through the rivers using rafts made up of
bundled reeds, animal skin and a canoe type floating
vehicle.
• Wheel was invented later and found its early use in
Mesapotamian region and certain parts of China.
Compare and Contrast
Chart
Paleolithic Age ( Old Stone Neolithic Age ( New Stone
Age) Age)

-Developm
ent -Advanced Stone
of Tools
Simple Stone Tools Technology
Nomads -Created
-Art Permanent
Caves -Early Settlements
Religion -Agriculture/
Domestication
-Huts

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