Prehistory

The prehistoric period ends with...

• The invention of fire

• The invention of farming

• The invention of the wheel

• The invention of writing

These are features of the evolution of human beings

• walking upright

• inclined spine

• no chin

• flat forehead

• large cranial volume

Palaeolithic humans were ________________, meaning they hunted animals but did not produce food.

Communities that moved around looking for food and shelter were...

• sedentary

• predators

• nomads

• farmers

The need to store, transport and cook food led to the development of...

• the wheel

• pottery

• farming

• tools

The advantage of iron for making weapons and tools in comparison to copper and iron is that it´s _____________.

Some of the functions of megaliths are thought to be:

• houses

• burial chambers

• decoration

• to mark territory

• for sun worship

Cave paintings depicted...

• houses

• people

• fire

• animals

• shapes

Tools during prehistory were made from...

• plants

• flint

• antler

• iron

• bone

Neolithic settlements began livestock farming which is...

• planting of different crops

• domestication and breeding of animals

• making clothes out of animal skins

• using adobe to make houses