HISTORY

 PREHISTORY
PREHISTORY:
Period of time BEFORE the invention of writing (3.000 BC)

HISTORY:
Period of time AFTER the invention of writing (3.000 BC)



- It began with the origins of human race and ended with the invention of writing.

- It is divided into three periods:

PALEOLITHIC
NEOLITHIC
METAL AGES
5 millions years ago - 10.000 years ago
10.000 years ago - 7.000 years ago
7.000 years ago - 3.000 BC
They were nomads.
They were sedentary (settlements, villages and towns)
First cities with walls for protection. And canals to cultivate. Example: El Argar in Spain
Family clans
Clans and tribes
Tribes
They lived hunting, fishing and collecting fruits and plants
They cultivated plants (agriculture) and raised animals
They used wheels to create new forms of transport.
They invented sails to make boats and go faster.
They learned how to use fire and use tools of stone, bone and wood
They used stones to make tools. They manufactured products such as cloth, baskets and pottery.
They used metals like copper, tin, bronze and iron to make tools and weapons.
They also make jewellery with precious metals (gold and silver)
ALTAMIRA CAVES (SPAIN): cave paintings

Monuments with big stones: megaliths.






ACTIVITIES
  1. Why was the fire so important?
  2. How long did people live in the Paleolithic?
  3. In the Paleolithc, where did they build the houses?
  4. What did people paint in the caves in the Neolithic?
  5. What were the first domesticated animals?
  6. What were the first plants people cultivated?
  7. What does Neolithic mean?
  8. How were the first cities?
  9. What were the houses in the Metal Ages made of?
  10. Why was the wheel so important?

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