SCIENCEUNIT 14

STUDYING HISTORY. PREHISTORY

• The study of historyHistory is the study of important past events. These events are studied by historians, using historical sources.An historical source is something that offers information about the past.Historical sources can be oral, written, graphic or material.The ages of historyThe ages of history are:• Prehistory.• The Ancient World• The Middle Ages.• The Modern Age.• The Contemporary Age.

PrehistoryThe PalaeolithicDuring the Palaeolithic, human beings were nomads; they lived in caves, made simple tools with stones, bones and wood and dressed in animal skins.The NeolithicDuring the Neolithic, human beings became sedentary. They dedicated themselves to farming and made pottery and fabrics to dress themselves.

Life in Prehistory

During the Paleaolithic During the Neolithic

How human beings made fire

Lesson vocabularyHistory: HistoriaEvents: suceso, acontecimientoHistoriams: historiadoresSource: fuenteTo offers: ofrecerWritten: escritoNomads: nomadasCaves: cuevasSimple tools: herramientas sencillasStone: piedraBone: huesoWood: maderaTo dress: vestirse Skin: pielSedentary: sedentarioFarming: agriculturaPottery: cerámica