When did the Palaeolithic Age Start?
When the first humans appeared (about 5 million years ago)
What does "nomad" mean?
People who moved from one place to another to find food.
Name four tools that prehistoric people used in the Palaeolithic age.
Spears, axes, scrapers, harpoons, knives, needles.
How did the Neolithic Age start?
People learned how to farm and keep animals.
What does "sedentary" mean?
To stay in one place.
Name two reasons prehistoric people lived by water.
Water, fishing, hunt animals, plants and fruits.
How did prehistory people make metal tools?
They used a hot furnace to melt the metal.
What are some things prehistoric people made with metal? (name three)
Tools, weapons, knives, jewellery, wheel, plough.
Where did prehistory people find metals?
They found them in mines.
Which metal was discovered first?
Copper
How did prehistoric people make bronze?
They mixed copper with tin.
Which metal was the most important at the end of the metal ages?
Iron
What was bad about using copper in the Metal Ages?
It was too soft.
How did towns protect themselves?
They built walls and organised under a chief.
Name two new jobs during the Metal Ages.
Soldiers and Traders
