The Big Picture Questions-

1. The Paleolithic societies differed in their tool kits, adapting to their environment, social organizations, religion, government, diet and clothing.

2. The Agricultural Revolution marked the turning point in history. With the Agricultural Revolution, the ancient people made the switch from hunting and gathering their food to farming. This change had an effect on not only the lifestyles of these people but it also had an effect on population, fatality rate, and created social classes.

3. The early agricultural societies were different than those from the Paleolithic era. The agricultural societies stayed in one place, started the cultivating of grains and the domestication of animals. Whereas the Paleolithic societies traveled around a lot. They didn’t have very many responsibilities outside of finding food, which didn’t take all that much time.

Margin Review Questions-

1. The Paleolithic societies became highly egalitarian (equal) because there were no formal rulers. Most people had the same skill sets.

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3. Diffusion & Colonization/ Migration of agricultural peoples.