The Stone Age had two parts, the Neolithic and Paleolithic age, which you learn about in 7th grade Social Studies. Life in the Paleolithic age was pretty tough.
Paleolithic Age----
- For food, people hunted and gathered. There wasn't a stable food supply.
- Shelter was temporarty, and in tents or caves.
- The communities where small; bands of 20-60 people.
- The main job was finding food to survive, and trading was rare.
Neolithic Age----
- People learned to farm, and domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle.
- Houses were made out of mud bricks, with a mix of stones and tree branches. They had several rooms. Housed protected Neolithic people from harsh weather and wild animals.
- Communities where much larger, and people learned to work together to get jobs done faster.
- With people not needing to constantly hunt and gather food, they learned other jobs like basket making, weaving, toolmaking, and traders.
- The Neolithic people traded often, and would travel hundreds of miles to find what they wanted.
So, basically, the Stone Age was split up into two parts - First Paleolithic, then Neolithic.
The Paleolithic people had a hard life, and many began hunting for food at young ages.
The Neolithic people had a much easier life, and they didn't have to skip meals because no food was found. With the farms, there wasn't an ending supply of food.
