The Prehistory

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The Prehistory

DEFINITION

• We call prehistory the period between the origin of the human being and the invention of writing, about 6 mill years ago.

• This period is divided into three stanges: paleolitic age, the neolithic age and the metal age.

PREHISTORY

• Paleolitic: lower, middle and upper.

• Neolitic: early, mid and late.

• Metal age: The Copper Age, The Bronze Age and The Iron Age.

The Paleolithic Period

ETAPA CRONOLOGÍA R. HUMANOS

Lower + 2.000.000 years ago H. Australophitecus

H. Habilis

H. Erectus.

Middle 250.000 years ago H. Neanderthal.

Upper 35.000 years ag Homo Sapiens.

INSTRUMENTS

Paleolithic tools: rasp, harpoon and knife.

Neolithic: scythe, pestle and mortar.

Palaelotic Art

Art:

Sculture (mobiliario): Venus and comund stick.

Cave-paintings: Upper Paleolitic and Neolitic.

THE ECONOMY

• Predatory economy: when man lived off what nature gave him.

• Product economy: When man lived off agriculture and cattle-holding.

C. MEGALITIC

Bronze Age:

talayot

taula

naveta

C. MEGALITIC

Iron Age:

los castros

C. MEGALITIC

Copper Age: dolmen

menhir

cromlench

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IES “Ntra. Sra. de los Remedios” Ubrique Cádiz

1º ESO “Bilingual Section” Ciencias Sociales