Unit 5 history part one
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The document provides an overview of history from prehistory to the ancient world. It defines key terms like history, prehistory, and different time periods. Prehistory began with the earliest humans and lasted until the invention of writing around 3000 BC. The Palaeolithic era saw early humans living as hunter-gatherers in small groups. The ancient world then began, with important early civilizations emerging in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome between 3000 BC and 500 AD.
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Unit 5 history part one
- 1. Unit 5: History (Part 1) .
- 2. Index. 1. New words 2. Definitions of History and Prehistory . 3. Historic timeline. 4. Palaeolithic and Neolithic. 5. Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Greece 6. Ancient Rome. Unit 5a: History (Part 1) .
- 3. 1. New words. Timeline-cronología- línea del tiempo. Ancient world- Edad Antigua Middle ages- Edad Media Modern Era- Edad Moderna Contemporary Era- Edad contemporánea. Nomads- nómadas. Sedentary- sedentarios Megaliths-megalíticos Laws- leyes Democracy- democracia Visigoths- Visigodos Muslims- árabes, musulmanes. Mosque-mezquita Kingdom-reino Ages- Edades-etapas Began- comenzó Ended-acabó
- 4. History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia) is the study of the past, specifically how it relates to humans. The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events.
- 5. History is the study of important past events.These events are studied by historians, using historical sources. A source is something that offers information about the past. There are different types: ◦ Written- magazines, documents, books. ◦ Graphic- Photographs, paintings… ◦ Material- Tools, weapons….
- 6. ◦ Written sources- ◦ Graphic- ◦ Material-
- 9. THE ANCIENT WORLD ANCIENT EGYPTIANS 3000BC-332BC ANCIENT GREECE 332-395AD ROMANS 3RD CENTURYBC 1ST CENTURY AD THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
- 11. Modern Age (1492-1789) Contemporary Age. (1789- continues today) THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
- 12. Prehistory is the period of time before recorded history or the invention of writing.
- 13. The palaeolithic was the longest period of history. It started with the appearance of the first human being, with the discovery of farming.
- 15. They lived in small groups of 20 or 30 people. They lived in caves or made simple shelters with branches and animal skins.
- 16. They made fire,simple tools with stones, bones and wood and dressed in animal skins. They drew pictures on the walls of caves
- 17. They ate with the hands. They hunted with the spears that they formed with wood and rocks
- 18. The Iberian Peninsula was already inhabited during the palaeolithic Period. Archaeoligists have found many prehistory artefacts, such as stone axes and arrowhead.Some of the most important discoveries from the Palaeolithic Period are cave paintings
- 19. Palaeolithic people hunted large mammals, such as bison, mammoths and horses. They camped along large rivers and near seacoasts.
- 20. Some of the most famous cave paintings in the world are in the Altamira caves. In these paintings, we can see huntings scenes with lots of animals. The paintings are quite realistic and they use various colours. They often follow the natural contours of the cave walls.
- 25. The Ancient world began with the invention of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt around the year 3000 BC.
- 26. Mesopotamia was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Near East. There were important cities, like Babylon, where the first laws were written.
- 27. The Ancient Greek civilization lasted from the 9th to the 3rd centuries BC. The Greeks were the first people to have a political system based on democracy. Culture was very important and their architecture, sculpture and literature were very advanced.
- 28. Egypt developed next to the River Nile and its kings, called pharaons, built great monuments like the pyramids . It was ruled by powerful kinds called pharaohs.
- 29. The Egyptians invented a type of writing called hieroglyphics. They created magnificent buildings, such as the Pyramids.
- 30. The Romans conquered many territories between the 3rd century Bc and the 1st. Their language was latin. They governed according to the Roman law and built great cities with temples, teathres, baths and roads and aqueducts. In the year 476 Germanic people invaded Rome. This was the end of the Roman empire and the Ancient World.