ESQUEMA PREHISTORIA

1. PREHISTORY
- We use the termPrehistorytorefertothe periodbefore writingwasinvented.
- It beganwiththe evolutionof the earlyancestorsof humansinAfrica about5 million
yearsago.
- It onlyendedabout5,000 yearsago whenwritingwasinvented.
- The periodsof Prehistory
o The PalaeolithicAge
 beganwiththe appearance of earlyhumans,about5 millionyears
ago.
 Theylivedfromhuntinganimalsandgatheringfood.
o The NeolithicAge
o beganwiththe inventionof agriculture about10,000 yearsago.
o Human beingslive invillages.
o They live from crops andraisedanimals.
o The Metal Age
o beganabout7,000 yearsago.
o Human beingsusedmetal tomake objects.
Human evolution
o Human beingstodayare the resultof a longprocessof evolutioncalled hominization.
o Theybecame bipedal,
 theycouldwalkuprightontwo feet.
 theycoulduse theirhandsfreely.
o Theirhandscouldholdobjectsandmake tools.
o The brainsof earlyhumansgrew insize and complexity.
o Theybeganto think
o theyusedlanguage tocommunicate.