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19 Cards in this Set
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Historians... |
Study human events from the past |
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Prehistory is... |
The first and longest era of human history |
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Prehistory end whit... |
The invented of writing |
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We divide Prehistory into 3 ages: |
Palaeolithic age -2.5 millions years ago-8000 BC Neolithic age -8000-4000 BC Metal ages -4000-3000 BC |
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Tell me about paleolithic age |
The longest period of pregistory Our ancestors learn to use fire, began making utensils and expressed themselves artistically |
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Tell me about Neolithic age |
Thanks to agriculture and livestock, humans no longer needed to be nomadic, and became sedentary |
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Tell me about Metal ages |
People began making tools, weapons and utensils out of metal |
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We divide history into 3 ages: |
Ancient times -3000 NC- 476 AD- Middle Ages -476 AD - 1492 - Modern age -1492 - 1789- Contemporary history -1789 - present day |
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Tell about ancient time |
The Egiptian, Greek, and Roman civilization were very important during this period. It ends whit the fall of the Roman Empire |
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Tell me about middle ages |
Europe followed a feudal system in which nobles had most of the power The voyages of Columbus introduced Europeans to other cultures |
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Tell me about modern age |
Some kings and queens ruled as absolute monarchs. |
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Contemporary history |
The French Revolution and its fight for liberty marked the beginning of Contemporary History. |
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The process of hominizations |
Some species of primates slowly began to evolve and walk upright on two legs. This helped them to adapt better to their new environment since they could travel longer distances to find water and food. |
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The expansion of hominids |
Australopithecus Afarensis Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo Neanderthalensis Homo Sapiens |
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Australopithecus Afarensis |
This species also inhabited Eastern Africa about four million years ago. The walked upright and ate fruits, plants and even dead animals |
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Homo Habilis |
They could make tools. They migrated from their original location in Ethiopia to other parts of Africa over two million years ago |
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Homo Erectus |
These were the first to leave Africa and migrate to other areas such as Europe and Asia |
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Homo Neanderthalensis |
They lived in Europe during the Ice age at the same time as the Homo sapiens, but died our around 30,000 years ago |
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Homo Sapiens |
Modern humans belong to this species, it spread all across the planet |
