Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How were the tools of the New Stone Age different from those of the Old Stone Age?
Advertisements
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.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Describe the main features of the Neolithic Age?
Explanation of Keyword: Mesolithic Age
Explanation of Keyword: Neolithic Age
Explanation of Keyword: Chalcolithic Age
Fill in the blank:
The stone tools of the Neolithic Age were ________ and ___________.
Describe the life of prehistoric humans in the earliest times. When did the modern human Anally appear?
Discuss two important occupations of humans in the New Stone Age.
State whether the following is true or false.
The humans of the Old Stone Age were hunters and food gatherers.
State whether the following is true or false.
The Neolithic humans used digging sticks and stone sickles.
The picture on the right shows sonic stone implements.
To which prehistoric age do these implements belong?
