Quizizz- The Prehistory

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Stonehenge

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After the video: 

• When was built Stonehenge? 
• How many year are old? 
• What uses did it have? 
• What is the average weight of each stone? 
• What is the origin region for the Bluestone? 
• What do you think about how was possible to move these stones? 
• When are the two most important moment arround the year in Stonehenge?

At the end send me the task

Vocabulario tema 8

Paleolithic Age

It is a Prehistoric Ages. It extends from the emergence of our firs Antecessor to about 11000 years ago.

Neolithic Age

It is a Prehistoric Ages.  It began about 11000 tears ago. Groups of human beings started to live in villages.  They practised agriculture and raised cattle.

Metal Age

It is a Prehistoric Ages. It began about 7000 years ago. Human beings learned to use metals to make objects.

Homo Habilis

It is a Human species. These appeared two million years ago. Their brain was bigger. Their name habilis mans skilful. They made stone tools and lived from hunting and gathering.

Homo Erectus

It is a Human species. These appeared one and a half million years ago. They walked upright. This was the first species to live outside Africa. They lived in Europe and Asia. They discovered fire.

Excalibur

It was also found in Atapuerca. It is not King Arthur's sword. It is an extraordinary biface of beautiful red quartize.

Nomadic

It is when the people moved from one place to another in the Paleolithic Age.

Neolithic Revolution

Neolithic means new stone. Howeder it was not just the technology of stone instruments of stone instruments which was new. There were other important changes.

Wheel

It is an object in the Metal Ages which greatly improved transport.

Plough

It is an object in the Metal Ages which made working the land easier and faster.

Mehir

It was single long vertical stones. They were probably connected to the cult of the Sun.

Stone Circles

Its were wide circles formed by several menhirs. They probably had a religious function.

Australopithecus

It is a Human species. These appeared about five million years ago. They wee very similar to chimpanzees. However the Australopithecus normally walked on two feet.

Homo Antecessor

It is a Human species. They were the oldest human remains in Europe, that  appeared in Atapuerca Spain. They are 8000000 years ago.

Homo Neanderthal

It is a Human species. They were a different specie who lived in Europe 150000 years ago. They were stronger than we are but shorter. They were the first species to bury their dead. It seems they were able to speak.

Homo Sapiens

It is a Human species. Our specie appeared in Africa about 130000 years ago. Homo sapiens were slimmer but taller than Neanderthals. They enjoyed greater intellectual development. They were able to make finer tools. They developed a more complex language the ability to interact whit other human beings and to cooperate. They also created art.

Atapuerca

It is one of the most interesting and beautiful sites relating to human evolution. This archaeological site is near Burgos in the north of Spain. It was found accidentally in the nineteenth century when a trench for a mining train was being built. However the most important discoveries have been made very recently.

Biface

It is a prehistoric stone tool, made with two faces.

Palaeolithic Arte

It is a type of art, called cave art. About 35000 years ago human beings started decorating caves with paintings.

Pottery

It is a Neolithic object. They used clay vessels to store cereal and bowls to eat and cook.

Sail

It is an object in the Metal Ages which meant that ships could be bigger because they used the force of the wind.

Neolithic monuments

They were monuments built with big blocks of stone in the last years of the Neolithic Age and during the Metal Ages. They  were called megaliths.

Dolmens

They were complex constructions. Vertical stones covered by horizontal blocks. They were used as burial places.

Stonehenge

The ruins at Stonehenge are the remains of a stone circle. The enormous stones which form the outside circle weigh around 25 tons each. The stones inside are even bigger. Archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was built over 5000 years ago but they do not agree about its function. Most people thick it is connected to the cult of the Sun. However it could also be an astrological observatory.

Compare the Neolithic and The Metal Ages

Read the pages 134-135-136-137 and make this table:

Characteristics	Neolithic	Metal Ages
Period
Where did they live?
What did they Eat?
Tools
Discoveries and Inventions
Beliefs and Art

Metal Ages

The Age of Metals

Prehistory art and Beliefs

	Paleolithic	Neolithic
Place	Cantabrian región and Pyrennes	South-east of Spain
Ages	Palaeolithic  ages 35.000	Neolithic ages +/- 6.000 b.C.
Colour	Polichrome	Monochrome
Téchnical	hands, brushes	hands, brushes
Style	Realistic	schematic
Theme	Big animals	scenes, small figures
Human figures?	No	yes

Beliefs

	Palaeolithic	Neolithic
Beliefs	They belief in natural forces like thunder and lightning and spirits	They belief in Natural forces like the Sun and the stars
Rituals	Rituals to ask the spirits for assistance Burials with valuable objects	Fertility cults, and buried clay fertility goddessesto ask a good harvest Necropolis where they buried with their personal object

Vocabulary. Unit 8

Homework:

•  You have to look for the meaning of these words and write them in english; 

You need to know these words and your meaning. I´m going to ask you.

Ice Age Homo Antecessor Neolithic Age Australopithecus Metal Age Homo Neanderthal Homo habilis Homo Sapiens Homo Erectus Atapuerca Fertility  cults Biface Stonehenge

Nomadic Peleolithic Art Neolithic Revolution Pottery Wheel Sail Plough Neolithic monuments Mehir Dolmens Stone Circles

The Neolithic Revolution

Cave of Altamira

Compare Paleolitic art with Neolitic art

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Use your book and these images

	Paleolithic	Neolithic
Place
Ages
Colour
Téchnical
Style
Theme
Human figures?

And the Beliefs

	Palaeolithic	Neolithic
Beliefs
Rituals

Lascaux

 Link to the Lascaux cave

Cave paintings

Quizizz -The paleolithic ages

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Once upon a time- Man- Neanderthal man

1. At the beginning, watch the video.
2. Read the page 130 in your book
3. Make the quizizz at 9.00 AM

If you  want wach the video in spanish, is here

Human Evolution Table

Read the text on page 128-129 and after using the images, make the table with the adequate information.

	Australopithecus	H. Habilis	H. Erectus	H.Neanderthal	H. Sapiens
Where did they live?
When did they live?
Physical Features

Evolution of the Human Beings

El origen del Hombre

Describing the lifestyle

You have to make a written description that you have been speaking . Send me a E-mail with it.

Prehistoric objects

Investigate and write about the next pictures for every image, these questions:
What is it? It is a...........
How was it used ? It was used for......