Final challenge: what are the periods of Prehistory?

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1. 1 · Review

   Which event marked the beginning of each period?

   Match them.

   1. The earliest humans
   2. The invention of writing
   3. The fall of the Western Roman Empire
   4. The Spanish War of Independence

   • a) Ancient History
   • b) Middle Ages
   • c) Modern Age (in Spain)
   • d) Prehistory
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: The earliest humans → Prehistory · The invention of writing → Ancient History · The fall of the Western Roman Empire → Middle Ages · The Spanish War of Independence → Modern Age (in Spain)

   Humans → Prehistory; writing → Ancient History; fall of Rome → Middle Ages; 1808 → Modern Age in Spain.

2. 2 · Stone Age

   What are the two periods of the Stone Age?

   Old stone and new stone.

   • a) Copper and Bronze
   • b) Palaeolithic and Neolithic
   • c) Celts and Iberians
   • d) Ancient and Modern
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: b) Palaeolithic and Neolithic

   The Stone Age is divided into the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic.

3. 3 · Palaeolithic

   What is the name of the early human discovered at Atapuerca?

   It lived about 800,000 years ago.

   • a) Homo sapiens
   • b) Homo antecessor
   • c) Homo Altamira
   • d) Dama de Elche
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: b) Homo antecessor

   Archaeologists called it Homo antecessor, one of the earliest settlers in Europe.

4. 4 · Neolithic

   Why did people become sedentary in the Neolithic?

   Think about their fields.

   • a) Because they started farming
   • b) Because they discovered fire
   • c) Because they invented writing
   • d) Because they had no food
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: a) Because they started farming

   They started to grow crops and keep animals, so they settled in one place to look after them.

5. 5 · Neolithic

   Match the words with their definitions

   Neolithic vocabulary.

   1. Barter
   2. Sedentary
   3. Artisans
   4. Tools

   • a) Exchanging goods without money
   • b) Objects used for specific purposes
   • c) Producers of handicrafts
   • d) Settling in one place to live
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: Barter → Exchanging goods without money · Sedentary → Settling in one place to live · Artisans → Producers of handicrafts · Tools → Objects used for specific purposes

   In the Neolithic people bartered, became sedentary and some became artisans who made tools and pottery.

6. 6 · Neolithic

   How were stone tools different in the Neolithic?

   Neolithic = new stone.

   • a) They were polished
   • b) They were made of iron
   • c) They were painted
   • d) They were bigger
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: a) They were polished

   Neolithic people polished their stone tools until they were smooth.

7. 7 · Metal Ages

   Drag the missing metal

   Put the Metal Ages in order.

   Copper Age → ____ → Iron Age

   Fichas: Bronze Age · Stone Age · Gold Age · Silver Age

   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: Bronze Age

   Copper Age → Bronze Age → Iron Age.

8. 8 · Metal Ages

   How is bronze made?

   It is an alloy.

   • a) By mixing copper and tin
   • b) By polishing stone
   • c) By mixing iron and gold
   • d) It is found in nature
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: a) By mixing copper and tin

   Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. It is stronger than copper.

9. 9 · Metal Ages

   Why was iron better than bronze and copper?

   Two reasons.

   • a) It is stronger and more abundant
   • b) It is softer
   • c) It is shinier
   • d) It is easier to find in the sea
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: a) It is stronger and more abundant

   Iron is much stronger and more abundant in nature.

10. 10 · Celts and Iberians

    What were the Celtic settlements called?

    Fortified villages on high ground.

    • a) Castros
    • b) Colonies
    • c) Cities
    • d) Caves
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: a) Castros

    The Celts lived in fortified villages on high ground called castros.

11. 11 · Celts and Iberians

    Where did the Iberians live?

    Near the Mediterranean Sea.

    • a) In the north and the centre
    • b) On the Mediterranean coast and in the south
    • c) Only in the Canary Islands
    • d) In the Pyrenees
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: b) On the Mediterranean coast and in the south

    The Iberians settled along the Mediterranean coast and in the south.

12. 12 · Celts and Iberians

    What did the Iberians have that the Celts didn't?

    A way of communicating.

    • a) A writing system
    • b) Iron tools
    • c) Farms
    • d) Fire
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: a) A writing system

    The Iberians had their own writing system and currency; the Celts had neither.

13. 13 · Art

    Match each sculpture with its culture

    Celtic or Iberian art?

    1. Dama de Elche
    2. Toros de Guisando

    • a) Celts
    • b) Iberians
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: Dama de Elche → Iberians · Toros de Guisando → Celts

    The Iberians sculpted the Dama de Elche; the Celts sculpted the Toros de Guisando.

14. 14 · So or because?

    Copper is a soft metal, ___ it is easy to shape.

    Reason or result?

    • a) so
    • b) because
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: a) so

    'It is easy to shape' is the result, so we use so.