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Question
How were the tools of the New Stone Age different from those of the Old Stone Age?
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Solution
During the Old Stone Age, stone tools were crude, big, and blunt. They were used for different purposes such as cutting trees, killing and skinning animals, chopping meat, etc. During the New Stone Age, tools became smaller, sharper, pointed, and fine-shaped. They were used as spears, arrowheads, etc.
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