This document divides history into five periods: Prehistory, Ancient History, the Middle Ages, the Early Modern Age, and the Modern Age. It provides details about each period, including that Prehistory started 5 million years ago when the first humans appeared, Ancient History began when writing was invented around 3500 BC and civilizations like the Greeks and Romans emerged, and the Modern Age started in 1789 with industrialization and changes like the invention of steam trains.

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2. How do we count time?
We talk about the past in numbers of years. A year is 365 days, or 12
months. Every year has a number. The year 1 is the year Jesus Christ
was born.
In history we count years in hundreds. We call 100 years a
century.

3. How do we count time?
Years and centuries after the birth of Jesus Christ are called A.D.
Years and centuries before the birth of Jesus Christ are called B.C.
History is everything that happened in the past .History is
importan because we can learn from the past .

4. What are periods of history?
We divide history into periods. There are five periods of history.

5. What was Prehistory?
Prehistory started about 5
million years ago. This was
when the first humans
appeared. Prehistoric people
discovered important things.
There were two main periods the
paleoithic period and the neolithic
period.
Paleolithic period people were
nomads this means that they move
from place to place to look for
food and shelter.They use stones
,wood and bones to make simple
tools.
Neolithic period ,people started to live in
one place and form comunities.They use
stones and metal to make complex tools

6. What was Ancient History?
Ancient History started when people invented writing. This was in about
3500 A.D. In Ancient History the first civilisations appeared, such as the
Greeks and the Romans. In Ancient History the first cities also appeared.

7. What did the Romans do?
The Romans came to the Iberian Peninsula in 218 B.C. They conquered many
lands and established a big empire. Hispania was part of this empire.

8. What were the Middle Ages?
The Middle Ages started in 476 A.D. In the 8th century, Muslims came to the
Iberian Peninsula from North Africa. They conquered the south and called it
Al-Andalus. In the north there were small Christian kingdoms.

9. What was the Reconquista?
The Christian kingdoms slowly conquered al-Andalus. This is called the
Reconquista. The Reconquista ended in 1492. That was the end of the
Middle Ages too.

10. What was the Early Modern Age?
The Early Modern Age started in 1492. In that year Columbus discovered
America. After that, other explorers discovered many new places.
This period in Spain is called the Golden Age. It was an important time for
art and literature.
An important invention of
the modern age was
Gutemberg´s printing press
.This invention meant that it
was quicker cheaper to
produce books an maps

11. What was the Spanish Empire?
Spain conquered many lands in America, Asia and Africa. It established a
big empire.

12. What’s the Modern Age?
The Modern Age started in 1789. In the 19th century there were many
important changes and inventions. This was called the Industrial
Revolution. Steam trains were invented. Rich people owned the factories
and they used machines to make lots of products.

13. What’s the Modern Age?
In the 20th century people lives were better. There were many new
machines and forms of transport. Ordinary people could see a doctor and
go to school.

14. What have we learnt?
Prehistory
History is divided into different periods…
Ancient
History
the Middle
Ages
the Early
Modern
Age
the
Modern
Age
5 million
years ago
3500 B.C.
to 476 A.D.
476 A.D. to
1492
1492 to
1789
1789 to
now