PREHISTORY

PREHISTORY It was the longest period in human history. It spanned from the first appearance of human beings to the invention of writing (3500 BC)

Prehistory is divided into three periods Palaeolithic Age Neolithic Age The Age of Metals

Palaeolithic Age

Palaeolithic Age The first humans beings lived on hunting (mamonths, bears, deer), fishing and gathering wild fruit.

Paleolithic Age They were nomadic. They didn´t live in a fixed place. They lived in caves or in wood huts.

Paleolithic Age They made tools and objects of stone

Paleolithic Age Fire was the most important discovery

Activities Which materials did Palaeolithic man use to make tools? How did they get their food? Where did they live? Which was the most important discovery in Palaeolithic?

Neolithic Age

Neolithic Age People lived in houses grouped in villages and they became sedentary

Neolithic Age They started practicing agriculture (they grew cereals and vegetables)

Neolithic Age They also domesticated animals

Activities True or false in Neolithic Human beings discovered farming Human groups stopped living a nomadic life and became sedentary Fire was the most important discovery Their most important activity was hunting They lived in caves

The Age of Metal

The Age of Metal People worked with different metals: - Copper - Bronze - Iron

The Age of Metal New inventions were introduced. The wheel made transport easier