Prehistory | Paleolithic Age | Neolithic Age | The Stone Age in Spain | Principal Hominids |
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Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age
What two ages can we divide The Stone Age into?
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Hunting, fishing, gathering
How did early humans get food in this age?
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They grew crops and discovered agriculture. They domesticated animals and became producers.
How did early humans get food in this age?
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Cantabria
Where are some important cave paintings and burial sites from the Palaeolithic Age in Spain?
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Primates who walked upright and al their descendants, including human beings
What are hominids?
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5 million years ago
When (approximately) did the 'old stone age' begin?
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They were nomads who lived in caves and shelters
Where did they live?
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There was an increase in Earth's temperature, large herbivores moved north and the number of plant species increased
What happened to the climate in this age?
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They suggest that the people had religious beliefs.
What do the burial sites in Spain from the Palaeolithic Age suggest about the people who lived there?
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Australopithecus
Which hominid had no tools, lived between 5 million and 1 million years ago, and walked on two legs but also climbed into trees?
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from 7000 B.C. to 3500 B.C.
When did the Neolithic Age begin and end, approximately?
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They buried their dead and worshipped nature
What were common beliefs or rituals?
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They created permanent settlements and built houses
What type of settlement did early humans have?
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They kept goats and sheep. They grew wheat and barley.
In the Neolithic Age in Spain, what are some animals that were kept? What did they grow?
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Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapien sapien,
Name a hominid that used fire
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Copper Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age
What are the Metal Ages?
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Stonework, Making and controlling fire and making clothes with animal hides
Name at least 2 skills they developed
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Pottery and rock paintings
Name two types of art that come from this age
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They dyed their pots red and made Cardinal pots
What is one characteristic of the pottery found in AndalucĂa from the Neolithic Age?
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Africa
Where did Australopithecus and Homo habilis live?
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written word
The Stone Age began with the appearance of the first human beings and ended with the discovery of the _________ __________.
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The animals were painted realistically, standing alone. The Venus statues possibility represented fertility.
In early cave paintings, how were the animals painted? What do Venus statues represent?
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They polished stone tools, they made baskets, they invented looms for weaving and they made pottery.
What are some of the skills they developed, or materials they used that were different from the Paleolithic Age?
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The paintings are in Levante. They show dancing and hunting scenes with animals and warriors.
Where are some important cave paintings in Spain from the Neolithic Age? What do they depict?
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hominisation
What is the name of the process through which the hominids evolved?
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