Palaeolithic & Neolithic Periods
All Prehistory Periods
Metal Ages
All Prehistory Periods Part II
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How did the Palaeolithic Period end?
It ended with the discovery of agriculture.
100
What do you call paintings on caves and ceilings?
cave paintings
100
What kinds of metals were used during the Metal Age?
Copper, bronze and iron.
100
What did human beings use to to build tools during the Old Stone Age?
Stones.
200
What do you call human beings that move from place to place?
nomads
200
What marked the end of prehistory?
The invention of writing.
200
What was metal used for?
Farming and to make weapons.
200
What do you call small tribes or family groups with twenty or thirty members?
Clans.
300
During which period was fire discovered?
Palaeolithic Period
300
How is Prehistory divided?
The Palaeolithic Period, the Neolithic Period and the Metal Ages.
300
Draw a tool or ornament used during the Metal Ages!
(bronze bracelet, iron sword, or bronze axe)
300
During which period was the wheel invented?
The Metal Ages.
400
How did human beings live during the Neolithic Period?
They were sedentary (they lived in one place).
400
What did human beings start to do during the Neolithic Period?
Practise farming and animal husbandry.
400
How do you say "armas" in English?
Weapons
400
What is another name for the Palaeolithic Period and the Neolithic Period?
The Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age.
500
In which period did the first villages appear?
During the Neolithic Period.
500
When did humans begin painting on walls and ceilings of caves?
During the Palaeolithic Period.
500
Describe an artifact from the Metal Ages.
Any of these are correct: 1) Megalithic monuments, such as menhirs (enormous upright stones) 2) Dolmens (large vertical stones topped by one or two large horizontal stones) 3) Ornaments (Bronze bracelet) 4) Weapons (Iron sword) 5) Tools (Bronze axe)
500
What did human beings begin to practise during the Neolithic Period instead of hunting and gathering?
Farming and animal husbandry.
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