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  • In what stage of Prehistory was fire invented?
    In the Palaeolithic Age
  • When did history start?
    With the invention of writing
  • When was the wheel invented?
    It was invented in the Metal Ages
  • What metals were discovered in the Metal Ages?
    Copper, broze and iron
  • What is this?
    A dolmen
  • When did the Modern Age end?
    With the French Revolution in 1789
  • What can we use to organise events in the past?
    A timeline
  • How were human beings in the Palaeolithic Age? What does this mean?
    They were nomads. They moved around hunting animals and gathering food.
  • What is history?
    It is the study of everything that happened in the past
  • What was iron used for in the Metal Ages?
    It was used to make tools
  • When did the Contemporary Age begin in Spain?
    With the Spanish War of Independence in 1808
  • Where did people in the Palaeolithic Age live?
    They lived in caves
  • Name the 3 stages of prehistory
    The Palaeolithic Age, the Neolithic Age and the Metal Ages
  • Where did people in the Neolithic Age live?
    They lived in small villages on the top of a hill and near water
  • Name 3 non-written sources
    Graphic, physical and oral
  • What's the difference between primary and secondary sources?
    Primary sources were created during the period that is being studied and secondary sources were created later
  • What was bronze used for in the Metal Ages?
    It was used to make utensils and decoration
  • When did the Middle Ages end and the Modern Age begin?
    With the discovery of America in 1492
  • Name two important caves in which remains from the Palaeolithic have been found in Spain
    Atapuerca and Altamira
  • What was copper used for in the Metal Ages?
    It was used to make ornaments
  • What are these sculptures?
    Menhirs
  • How were human beings in the Neolithic Age?
    They were sedentary people. They lived in one place.
  • When did the Ancient History end and The Middle Ages begin?
    With the fall of the Roman Empire in 476
  • What materials did people in the Palaeolithic use to make tools?
    Stones, bones and sticks
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