Palaeolithic Age
How many people lived in a tribe during this time?
Around 20 to 40 people
What did people of the Palaeolithic age paint? Give an example.
Animals such as bison, horses or deer.
What did people learn to cultivate and raise?
They learned to cultivate plants and raise livestock.
What did the people of the Neolithic age believe in?
Natural forces like the sun and the stars.
What are metals used to make?
Tools, Weapons and Jewellery.
What were the main characteristics of the Palaeolithic age?
they hunted animals, gathered roots and fruits, were nomads and lived outdoors or in huts.
They painted on cave walls
When did the Neolithic Age begin?
About 10,000 years ago.
What is an example of Neolithic Art?
El cogul, La Ballatorta, La Araña and Alpera.
What was the first mettle to be used?
Copper
What were tools made of?
Stone
What was the style of art during this time?
Realistic and polychromatic
What is a loom?
A loom is a tool used for weaving, typically made from wood.
What were Neolithic paintings like?
They were schematic.
How was bronze made?
It was made by melting copper and tin together. It was harder than copper.
How did people of the Palaeolithic age cook?
They learned to make fire.
What were needles for sewing made out of?
Antlers or bones
What is an example of specialized work during this time?
Artisans who made pottery or textiles, peasants who raised livestock.
What is the meaning of schematic?
Something done in a single color, in this case it was usually red or black. These paintings usually showed scenes of struggles or daily life.
What is an example of an invention created during this time?
The wheel, plough and the sailing boat.
What is hominisation?
The process of hominids evolving into humans
What does polychromatic mean?
Multicolored
What are axes and scythes made of?
Polished Stone
Where the people of the Neolithic Age believed you go after you die.
What was the first ploughs made of?
The first ploughs were made of wood.