Early Historical Eras

The differences between the Paleolithic Era and the Neolithic Era when thinking about them through a general aspect seem vastly large. However, when comparing them in smaller broken down groups they are actually quite similar.

During the last week and a half of class we have been discussing four main parts to each of these eras. First we covered the Paleolithic Era which involves many basic aspects to our history as Homo Sapiens. Through studying the Neolithic Era we discussed the advances in the Agriculture Revolution and the direct effects it left on the Neolithic Homo Sapiens.

In the first part of both eras we evolved, not only as Homo Sapiens, but as competing successful creatures. The way in which early humans taught themselves basic survival techniques such as gathering and hunting is simply amazing. It is crazy to think of life without all of the technologies that our ancestors and previous generations have provided for us but to look back on what early Homo Sapiens had to figure out with very limited knowledge is almost even more impressing. In the Neolithic Era we evolved again by out competing all of species of the genius Homo. During this era it seems as things started to click in our brains and we grew physically as well as mentally. Like I said earlier these Eras may seem so different at times but when broken down and compared side by side play off each other in more ways than not.

Through these Eras we also began developing tools to help advance us further as a functioning group of species. In the Paleolithic Era Homo Sapiens developed super basic stone tools probably sharpened rocks and maybe spear heads to defend themselves with. However in the Neolithic Era the Homo Sapiens that outlived all other Homo genius species began to develop even more stone tools and put them to use in more complex situations.

Next in the Paleolithic Era small bands of gatherer hunters began to form. These bands of groups migrated from place to place on Africa using the basic gathering and hunting techniques they taught themselves. When you think about how difficult it must have been to test out food that is suitable enough to provide enough nutrition it's almost unbelievable that any of these gatherer hunter bands survived. Today we take for granted how easy it is for us to go out and get almost anything that we want. Comparing back to the Paleolithic Era it must have been extremely difficult to use moderately weak tools in order obtain any type of food. In the Neolithic Era a big switch in food development happened. The Agricultural Revolution struck and changed the way small bands of Homo Sapiens functioned. Instead of small bands of gatherer hunters they began to transform into small groups of agriculturalists who could now produce their own food and sustain a seemingly healthier nutritional lifestyle.

Lastly in the Paleolithic Era the small bands of gatherer hunters began to migrate out of Africa into other countries and continents. Again, when thinking about how easy it is to travel now compared to trying to move your whole community from one spot to the next it's amazing to actually think how advanced and intelligent these Homo Sapiens were. Not only did they migrate to surrounding countries but they crossed oceans and landed as far as the surrounding islands of Australia. The last step of the Neolithic Era was the completion of the human population. Homo Sapiens too what they knew from the Paleolithic Era and utilized it without knowing it into the Neolithic Era. The advancement and knowledge from migrating from country to country helped with the spread of agriculture directly affecting population growth. The Neolithic Era left an impression on the next era, Ancient Era, just as the Paleolithic Era left an impression on the Neolithic Era. Without each Era developing and changing I don't think that we would be here today as humans reading or typing any of this.