Human History

Prehistory is divided in three different periods: the Palaeolithic, the (a)   and the Metal Age

We changed from Prehistory to History when...

• Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492

• first writings appeared in 3200BC

• the Western Roman Empire fell

• metals were discovered

During the Palaeolithic people...

• lived in caves

• lived in huts

• lived in houses with many floors

• lived in castles

It was an important change during the Neolithic

• Fire was discovered

• Metals were discovered

• Agriculture and livestock appeared

• First writings appeared

Choose the correct sentences

• The Middle Ages started with the fall of the Western Roman Empire

• The Modern Age finished with the discovery of America by Cristopher Columbus in 1492

• During the Palaeolithic tools were made with metals

• The Contemporary Times started with the French Revolition in 1789

The three first civilizations were Ancient Egyptians, Ancient (a)   and Ancient Romans

This civilization built pyramids and write hieroglyphics

• Ancient Egyptians

• Ancient Greeks

• Ancient Romans

It was a period of wars and battles between Christians and Muslims to control the Iberian Peninsula

• Democracy

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Reconquest

During this period new territories were discovered and explored and the monarch was very powerful

• Ancient Times

• The Middle Ages

• The Modern Age

• The Contemporary Times

Durint the Modern Age the monarch, the nobility and the clergy were non-priviledged people

• True

• False