If you're asking about the similarities and differences between these two eras, then here are some things to consider: Across Europe, the most popular music well up until the Baroque period was folk...
Both rock and pop have melody-dominated, homophonic musical texture. Both tend to be mainly in 4/4 time signature. Both tend to have formulaic song structure, alternating verse and chorus with...
Pop music (or popular music) is derived from mostly early rock 'n roll as well as jazz music. Most types of music that people listen to on the radio is derived from those two genres.