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WorksheetsSS5 - Unit 4 - Prehistory and Ancient History
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 29mins
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
Simple tools from stone, wood and bones.
Spears --> Hunting
Axes --> Cut wood
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
Animals skins:
Clothes
Spain Paleolithic Sites:
Atapuerca
Cave of Altamira
Cave of Tito Bustillo
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
Began about 10.000 years ago.
The start of Agriculture -->People learned to cultivate plants and raise animals.
People became sedentary.
They lived in villages and small towns.
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
New tools to prepare food.
Ceramic pots and baskets -> Store food and water.
Trade --> They exchanged products for other products.
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
People moved from place to place looking for food
(a)
People discovered how to make (a) It allowed:
Cook their food.
Gave them heat.
Light at night
The start of (a) -->People learned to cultivate plants and raise animals.
(a) --> They exchanged products for other products.
It began about 5.000 B.C. and ended in about 3.500 B.C.
People learned how to make objects with metal (different shapes)
Tools
Weapons
Jewellery
Copper ---> Bronze ---> Iron
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
The wheel was invented. (Transport products = More trade)
They had walls for protection.
Different jobs: farmers, artisans, soldiers, metalworkers and traders.
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
Very prosperous area --> El Argar
Most important civilitations of the Peninsula --> The Celts and the Iberians
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
Ceramic bowls.
Sculptures made of wood, bone and stone.
Beaker pots.
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
Jewellery (gold and silver)
Murals (pictures on the walls)
Megaliths (large blocks of stones. Most importants: Dolmens)
In Spain (Lady of Elche, Treasure of Villena, Pedra Gentil Dolmen)
The stone age
The paleolithic period
The Neolithic Period
The Bronze and Iron ages
The (a) was invented. (Transport products = More trade)
(a) (pictures on the walls)
(a) (large blocks of stones. Most importants: Dolmens)
Ancient History
Began about 3.500 B.C.(writing was invented) and ended (a) A.D. (the Roman Empire Fell)
The Roman Empire was established in (a) B.C.
Where people watched gladiators fight.
Amphitheatre
Circus
Forum
Baths
Charlot races.
Amphitheatre
Circus
Forum
Baths
Meeting place / market place.
Amphitheatre
Circus
Forum
Baths
Where people could wash themselves.
Amphitheatre
Circus
Forum
Baths
Roman society was divided into free people and (a)
To carry water to the cities
Amphitheatre
Circus
Forum
Baths
Aqueducts
To carry dirty water away.
Amphitheatre
Circus
Sewers
Baths
Aqueducts
pictures made from small tiles/ pieces of stone
(a)
(a) B.C. Romans invaded the Iberian Peninsula.
5 things that Romanisation introduced:
