Prehistory Age
True or False: The first human beings appeared around 5 million years ago
True!
True or False: The Ancient Romans lived in the center of the Greek peninsula.
False! They lived in the center of the ITALIAN peninsula.
True or False: The nobility were the poor people in society.
False! The were the knights and ladies who lived in castles.
True or False: Galileo Galilei discovered the microscope.
True!
True or False: Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of Italy.
False! Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of FRANCE.
Were people in the Paleolithic age nomads (travelers) or did they stay in one place?
They were nomads.
In what city did democracy emerge?
Athens, Greece.
What does the word "peasant" mean?
Campesino. A peasant is a person who lives in the countryside and works on a farm. Peasants usually grow crops or take care of animals to get food for their family.
What religion did the Spanish impose on the conquered territories of America?
The Catholic religion.
What is a constitution?
A constitution is like a country's rulebook that tells the government what it can do and protects people's rights.
What did people start making in the Neolithic age?
What language did the Ancient Romans speak?
A. Latin
B. Spanish
C. Greek
A. Latin
What sea was important to the Roman Empire?
The Mediterranean Sea.
Which people inhabited America? The Aztecs, Incas, and ________?
Mayas
No. They did not have the right to participate in elections.
People learned to work with metals. The first cities appeared. Trade arose. They built megaliths.
What are some examples of things that the Ancient Romans built?
They built aqueducts, roads, theaters, and amphitheater's.
During the Middle Ages, what were the three cultures in Spain?
The Christians, the Jews, and the Muslims.
What products (like foods) arrived in Spain from America?
Gold, silver, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, peppers, and pineapple arrived from America.
How did the Contemporary Age begin? What big event was going on?
The French Revolution was considered the beginning of the Contemporary Age.
What are the names of the three stages of Prehistory?
Paleolithic, Neolithic, and the Age of Metals?
The Ancient Age is the stage that begins with the invention of writing about _______ years ago.
5,000 years ago.
Name one of the tribes that invaded the Iberian Peninsula.
The Suebi, the Alans, or the Vandals.
Describe the Enlightenment. What did Enlightenment thinkers believe?
The Enlightenment was when new cultural ideas developed in Europe. The Enlightenment thinkers believed that REASON was the power by which humans can understand the world.
What invention do you think was important during the Contemporary Age?
The internet, computers, phones, electricity, cars, and more!