UNIT 13. Prehistory and Ancient History (I)

                 UNIT 13:   PREHISTORY AND ANCIENT HISTORY

INDEX

1.- Prehistory

     1.1. Life in the Palaeolithic era

     1.2. Life in the Neolithic era

     1.3. Life in the Metal Ages

     1.4. Archaeology and the study of Prehistory

2.- History and Ancient History.

     2.1- The civilizations in History. 

1.  PREHISTORY

Prehistory started 4 million years ago with the beginning of human beings and ended when writing was invented.

It is divided into three eras:

-      Palaeolithic

-      Neolithic

-      Metal Ages

 

1.1. Life in the Palaeolithic era

-      People hunted, fished and looked for fruits and plants to eat.

-      They were nomads.

-      They made tools out of stone and bone.

-      They painted on the walls of their caves.

-      They discovered the fire.

1.2. Life in the Neolithic era

- Humans discovered agriculture.

- They became sedentary.

- They invented pottery for cooking.

- They made monuments with large stones, such as dolmens and menhirs.

1.3. Life in the Metal ages

- People made tools out of metal.

- They invented the wheel, the sailboat and the plough.

- They started the trade by exchanging goods with people in other village.

1.4. Archaeology and the study of prehistory

Archaeology studies how people lived in the past by studying objects they used.

Archaeologists make excavations where they can find pottery, jewels, tools, etc. 

ACTIVITIES

Answer the following questions:

-      When did Prehistory begin?

-      How many eras are there in Prehistory?

-      Write three characteristics  (facts) you know about The Palaeolithic era.

-      The same with The Neolithic and the Metal Ages.

-      When was the fire invented?

-      And the pottery?