SS5 - Unit 4 - Prehistory and Ancient History

History is divided into (a)    

There are ... main periods of history

(a)  

Began when the first humans appeared.

During this period people discovered:

How to make fire

How to cultivate plants from seeds.

Agriculture and trade.

Ended when writing was invented (5.000 years ago)

• prehistory

• ancient history

• the middle ages

• the early modern age

• the modern age

Ancient Greek and the Romans.

The Romans conquered the Iberian Peninsula

They built cities and introduced coins.

Ended with the Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D.

• prehistory

• ancient history

• the middle ages

• the early modern age

• the modern age

Muslims invaded the Iberian Peninsula (711 A.D.)

The Peninsula was divided : Christian Kingdoms and Al-Andalus.

The Reconquista.

Ended in 1492 when Colombus discovered America.

• prehistory

• ancient history

• the middle ages

• the early modern age

• the modern age

Spain become one kingdom (very powerful in Europe. International Empire)

Important paintings and works of literature - Golden Age.

Ended in 1789 with the French Revolution.

• prehistory

• ancient history

• the middle ages

• the early modern age

• the modern age

Industrial Revolution.

Factories used machines to make products.

Trains, planes, computers were invented.

2 World Wars

It hasn't ended yet.

• prehistory

• ancient history

• the middle ages

• the early modern age

• the modern age

Is divided into:

The Paleolithic Period

The Neolithic Period

People started to communicate with each other.

Religious beliefs and forms of art developed.

• The stone age

• The paleolithic period

• The Neolithic Period

• The Bronze and Iron ages

Began about 2.5 million years ago.

People moved from place to place looking for food --> Nomadic

They hunted, fished, collected fruit and wild plants.

People lived in caves.

• The stone age

• The paleolithic period

• The Neolithic Period

• The Bronze and Iron ages

People discovered how to make fire. It allowed:

Cook their food.

Gave them heat.

Light at night

• The stone age

• The paleolithic period

• The Neolithic Period

• The Bronze and Iron ages