HISTORY- EXERCISES FROM THE BOOK

1. Define the following terms:

SITE: It is the area in which anything is located.
PREHISTORY: It is the beginning of the story of the human life. It began with the appearance of the first human beings and
ended with the appearance of writing. It is divided in periods according to the advances in the tools: Stone age(Paleolithic and
Neolithic), Bronze Age and Iron Age.

PALEOLITHIC PERIOD: This is the longest period of prehistory. It began with the appearance of the first human beings/
when hominids learned to make tools. It is divided into three periods: Lower Paleolithic, when they knapped stones, middle
paleolithic, when they made knives and scrapers and Upper paleolithic, they started to made more complex tools of ivory and other
materials. After Paleolithic there was a period of transition called Epipaeolithic were temperatures rose up.

PREDATOR: It means that they took the resources they needed directly from nature.
GLACIAL PERIOD: Periods of very cold weather during Paleolithic.
HOMINISATION: Hominisation refers to a series of gradual changes or evolutionary developments which occurred in hominids
and led to first human beings.

TRIBE: tribes were groups of several clans with common ancestors.

ENGRAVING: Engravings were drawings by making incisions in pieces of stone or bone.
POLYCHROME: Polychrome means that they used several colours. This occurred during the Upper Paleolithic in the FrancoCantabrian area cave paintings.

SCHEMATIC: It is a diagram, plan or drawing.

2.

Write the following words under the correct period:

Venus bronze sword knapped stone Neanderthalensis bow livestock farming-Levantine paintingharpoon cooper - Agriculture
BRONZE & IRON AGES

UPPER PALEOLITHIC

bronze sword

Venus

cooper

bow

NEOLITHIC

EPIPALEOLITHIIC

livestock farming Levantine painting

MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC

Neanderthalensis

LOWER PALEOLITHIC

knapped stone

Agriculture

harpoon

3.

Match:

CAUSES

CONSEQUENCES:

-One of the anatomical changes was the development of opposable thumbs This made manual work easier.
-They held religious beliefs and practised magic rituals. They did cave paintings.
-Through observing nature, they discovered fire. They improved their diet.
-Improvements in their diets led to an increase in the population. They extended their territory.
- One of the anatomical changes was the bipedalism(upright position). This enabled them to use their front limbs.
-The changes in the larynx. this made language possible.
-They hunted in groups which required coordination. this led to the development of language.
4.

Colour the following periods of prehistory on the time line:

Upper Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and iron Ages

Then, mark the exact time the following discoveries took place with an arrow.
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The
The
The
The

appearance of writing (3500 BC)

appearance of agriculture and livestock farming (8000 BC)
approximate date of the Altamira cave paintings ( 15000 BC)
beginning of copper metallurgy (4000BC)
BEGINNING OF THE COPPER

APPEARANCE OF
ALTAMIRA CAVE

METALLURGY

AGRICULTURE AND

APPEARANCE OF

LIVESTOCK FARMING

WRITING