SOCIAL SCIENCE TEST CORRECTIONS

1. Order the periods of History. Then, match the periods of history to the events that marked the beginning of them on the Iberian Peninsula. The first one is already done as an example. (2 points. Each 0,5) 2 Ancient History a a. the invention of writing

5 The Modern Age c b. the Fall of the Western Roman Empire

_1_ Prehistory _d_ c. the Spanish War of Independence 4 The Early Modern Age e d. the appearance of the first humans 3 The Middle Ages b e. Columbus’ arrival in America

2. Write wether these pictures belong to the Palaeolithic, Neolithic or Metal Ages: (1,5 points. Each 0,5)

A) Metal Ages

B) Neolithic

C) Palaeolithic

3. Complete the sentences text: (3 points. Each 0,3)

In the Palaeolithic, people travelled from one place to another looking for food so they were nomads. They discovered the fire to keep warm and cook. They painted and lived in caves. The Neolithic started when they began to farm (cultivate/ grow) crops and animals. They became sedentary which means they settled in one place. In this period the most important

invention was the wheel. They polished the tools and weapons to make them more smooth and shiny. In the Metal Ages they used metals to make tools. The people who made the tools and weapons were called metal workers and the most important job was merchants.

4. Look at the pictures and answer the questions: (1,5 pts. Each 0,5)

• What is the name of this

cave? Altamira Caves.

• Where is it? In Cantabria.

• Where are the oldest human rests found in Spain? In Atapuerca / Burgos

5.Classify the characteristics of Celts and Iberians. Then, answer the qwestions: (2 points. In the table and LAST question 0,2 each / questions 1 and 2 each 0,3)

CELTS IBERIANS • arrived during the from the

North of Europe • lived in castros • lived in the centre and north

of the Iberian Peninsula

• traded with other cultures • settled along the coast of

the Mediterranean Sea • had a writing system

• What sculptures did the Celts produce? Toros de Guisando

• What sculptures did the Iberians produce? La Dama de Elche

• Do these sculptures already exist in the Iberian Peninsula nowadays?

Yes, they do. (The Toros de Guisando in Ávila, and La Dama de Elche

in Alicante.)