Prehistory

1. Put in the correct chronological order these events, from the oldest to the most recent:

Neolithic Age started.

Cave art appeared.
People lived from agriculture and livestock.
Homo erectus discovered fire.
Megaliths are built.
Palaeolithic Age started.
Writing appeared.
Homo habilis made stone tools.
Wheel was invented.
Metal Ages started.
Neanderthals buried their dead.
Homo sapiens appeared.

2. True or false? Correct false statements and turn them into true ones.

a) Prehistory comprises three periods: Lower Palaeolithic, Middle Palaeolithic and

Upper Palaeolithic.
b) In the Neolithic Age human beings became nomadic.
c) In the Metal Ages human beings used stone instead metals to make tools.
d) Palaeolithic Age comprises three periods: Palaeolithic Age, Neolithic Age and
Metal Ages.
e) In the Palaeolithic Age people were sedentary and lived in huts.
f) Palaeolithic means “tools made of stone”.
g) Fire was discovered in the Neolithic.
h) Weapons, jewels and food were placed in prehistoric burials.
i) In the Upper Palaeolithic the climate changed and became extremely cold.
j) In the Palaeolithic it was believed that supernatural forces could help or punish
human beings.
k) Main changes in the Neolithic Age were: polished utensils, livestock and
agriculture.
l) Animal raising and agriculture made it impossible for people to live in a fixed
place.
m) Pottery was created in the Metal Ages.
n) The Neolithic villages comprised a palisade, huts, ovens, storehouses, animal
pens and cropland.
o) The use of copper marked the beginning of the Metal Ages.
p) In the Metal Ages there were important technical changes, such as textiles and
pottery.
q) In the Metal Ages wealth was divided equally.