Unit 13 Prehistory to the
Middle Ages
Prehistory/ Prehistoria
Paleolithic/ Paleolítico
Appear/ Aparecer
Human Beings/ Seres Humanos
Period/ Periodo, Época
Age/ Era, (edad)
Neolithic/ Neolítico
Cave/ Cueva
Primitive/Primitivo
Tribes/ Tribus
Nomads/Nómadas
Survive/ Sobrevivir
Polished/ Pulido
Pottery/Cerámica
Cloth/ Tela
Sail/ Vela (de barco)
Plow/Arado
Domesticating/Domesticando
The First Artists
The first artists
appeared in the Paleolithic Age. Humans that lived at this time made cave paintings
The Paleolithic Age.
People lived in huts or caves and used traps to hunt. They fished for fish and shellfish and gathered fruits, roots
and plants to survive. They lived in
groups called tribes. When there was little food left they would
migrate to other areas, for this they were called nomads. They made simple tools
with wood, bones and stones like axes,
arrowheads, harpoons and spears.
The Neolithic Age.
About 7,000 years ago people
began cultivating crops and domesticating animals. They built the first villages near their
crops so they stopped being nomads. They
made tools with polished stone and
they invented pottery and cloth. They painted cave walls with
scenes of dancing, hunting and gathering food.
The Metal Ages.
This age began about
6,000 years ago where people learned to make objects from metal. First they made things from copper, bronze and iron. Some villages grew
into cities. People chose leaders to organize the harvest and protect themselves against
attacks from other cities. People began
to specialize; warriors defended the city, farmers worked the land and
merchants bought and sold products. Also
at this time the wheel, the plow and the sail were invented.