Module 2 Flashcards
What year covers Prehistory
3 million years to 3000 BC
What year History covers
3000 BC to nowadays
____ were nomads
Prehistoric men
They did not have permanent dwellings and travelled often in search of food. Whenever
the supply of food in a particular area is
consumed, they transfer to other places
Prehistoric men
Fire was invented by them for warmth and preparation of food. They were hunters and gatherers and used stones, wood and bones as tools
Prehistoric men
What is the first technological inventions
stones, wood and bones as tools
____ lived in caves and artifacts of
paintings on walls suggest a religious practice
during that time
Prehistoric Men
Their garments are skins of the animals that they hunted. As time passed, _____
became wiser and innovative.
Prehistoric men
___ are some of the earliest and
simplest stone tools. Prehistoric humans used ___ to chip other stones into sharp edged flakes
Hammerstones
The ____ is characterized by the
development of agriculture and the use of
tools and weapons made of polished stones.
Neolithic Age
At around ____ BC, men learned to make
wheels in response of their needs to move
heavy objects with ease. First wheels were
madeofwood.
3000
a broad prehistoric period where
stones were used primarily as tools. The
period lasted for about 3.4 million years.
Stone Age
a period where the use of fire
was intensified creating smelting pit to shape
tools and wares being used by men. It
followed the Neolithic period. Bronze is an
alloy of copper and tin. The period around
2000– 500 BC
Bronze Age
a period where use of iron and steel was
prevalent. 1200 BC– 600 BC
Iron Age
The
period lasted for about 3.4 million years
Stone Age
The period around
2000– 500 BC
Bronze Age
1200 BC– 600 BC
Iron Age
What is the Three Age System
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
begins when
humans started to use stone and continues
until the end of the Ice Age
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
It started 2.5 million years ago and continued
until 10,000 BCE., making it the longest of the
periods. During this period, stone tools were
extensively used for every task
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
15000 years ago characterized by the use of small, chipped stone tools called microliths and a shift towards more complex hunting and gathering practices, often including the beginnings of agriculture in some regions; essentially, it’s the “middle” period of the Stone Age
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
around 7,000
BC to 1,000 BC also known as the New Stone
Age, was a time when humans began farming
and domesticating animals
Neolithic or New Stone Age
It was the final period of the Stone Age and
marked the beginning of human civilization.
Neolithic or New Stone Age
How many period is stone age divided?
3 Periods