BRITAIN AND PREHISTORY

Prehistoric period started from the Ice Age and finished 4000 years ago

• when people became sedentary

• when people started to domesticate animals

• when the first written language appeared

During the Paleolithic period ancient people were

• painters

• farmers

• gatherers and hunters

Paleolithic people lived in

• caves

• tents

• villas

Both Paleolithic men and women wore

• leather jackets

• jeans

• animal skins

Axes and spears in Paleolithic period were made of

• bronze

• stones, wood or animal bones

• iron and wood

The Neolithic started 8 million years before Christ (BC) and finished 5.000 years BC

• when people started using metals

• when the first written language appeared

• when people started painting on the walls

In the Neolithic period ancient people domesticated

• zebras, hippos, giraffes and monkeys

• dogs, goats, sheep and pigs

• dogs, horses, pigs and cows

Neolithic people lived in

• caves

• villages

• villas

The most important invention of the Neolithic era is

• fabric

• ceramics

• the wheel

Ancient people settled near the rivers because they

• were thirsty

• were keen on swimming

• needed water for the crops and animals