PREHISTORY

por | May 2, 2019 | Social Science 4th grade

SOCIAL SCIENCE 4

 

Unit 7 «PREHISTORY”

En esta unidad estudiaremos las formas de vida en el Paleolítico, el Neolítico y la Edad de los Metales. También conoceremos el arte prehistórico. En esta ficha se recoge el vocabulario y las estructuras que el alumnado debe conocer junto con unos enlaces de vídeos que serán de utilidad para repasar los contenidos estudiados.

 

VOCABULARY

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prehistory

Palaeolithic

Neolithic

Metal Age

cave

hut

nomad

tribe

tool

knife/ knives

axe

arrowhead

harpoons

spears

needles

stone

gather

shellfish

hunt

reindeer

lizard

discover

fire

livestock farmers

goat

oxen

wheat

barley

sedentary

fence

polished stone

tools

hoe

sickle

 

 

 

prehistoria

Paleolítico

Neolítico

Edad de los Metales

cueva

choza

nómada

tribu

herramienta

cuchillo/cuchillos

hacha

punta de flecha

arpón

lanzas/jabalinas

aguja

piedra

recolectar

moluscos/crustáceos

cazar

reno

lagartija

descubrir

fuego

ganaderos

cabra

buey

trigo

cebada

sedentario/a

valla/verja

piedra pulida

herramientas

azada

hoz

 

hand mill

oven

loom

pottery

clay

bake

pot

plate

bowl

copper

bronze

iron

weapons

sword

ornament

brooch

bracelet

to be surrounded

chief

soldier

trader

trade

increase

wheel

sail

plough

prehistoric art

cave art

brushes

megalithic monuments

megalith

menhir

dolmen

cromlech

  

molino manual

horno

telar

cerámica/alfarería

arcilla

hornear

maceta/ cacerola/bote

plato

bol/tazón

cobre

bronce

hierro

armas

espada

adorno

broche/alfiler

brazalete/pulsera

estar rodeado/a

jefe

soldado

comerciante

comercio

subir

rueda

navegar

arar

arte prehistórico

arte rupestre

brochas

monumentos megalíticos

megalito

menir

dolmen

crómlech

 

STRUCTURES

* Prehistory is the longest period in history. It is divided into three periods: the Palaeolithic Age, the Neolithic Age and the Metal Age. (La prehistoria es el periodo más largo de la historia. Se divide en tres periodos: paleolítico, neolítico y edad de los metales).

 

the Palaeolithic Age

It starts with the appearance of the human being and ends with the start of farming.

 

– People live in caves or in simple huts.

– They were nomads and they lived in tribes.

– They made simple tools from stone (knives, axes and arrowheads).

– They gathered fruit and roots, they fished for fish and shellfish and they hunted reindeer, bison, small lizards, etc.

– They lived near rivers and lakes.

– Animals provided food, bones for making tools (harpoons, spears and needles) and skins for clothes and huts.

– Initally, they ate raw food. Later on, they discovered fire so they could cook.

 

the Neolithic Age

It is the period of Prehistory after the Palaeolithic.

 

– The first livestock farmers appeared. They kept goats, sheep and oxen.

– They started to grow wheat and barley. Later they grew other plants.

– They built villages to live permanently. They became sedentary.

– The villages were near rivers and they were surrounded by fences or wall to defend them from attack.

– They learned to make polished stone tools. They made hoes, sickles and hand mills.

– Cloth was made from wool and was woven on very simple looms.

– Pottery was made by modelling clay by hand, then baking it on fire. They made pots, plates and bowls.

 

the Metal Age

It was the last period of Prehistory.

 

– People made the first metal object out of copper. Later, they used bronze, then iron.

– They made weapons, such as swords and axes. They made ornaments (brooches and bracelets) and tools (hoes and sickles).

– Places where it was easy to find metals attracted many people and grew into towns.

– The towns were surrounded by walls for protection.

– The inhabitants organized themselves into defence groups under a chief.

– New jobs were created: soldiers and traders.

– Trade increased because of important inventions: the wheel, the sail and the plough.

 

 

* Prehistoric artists decorated the walls and ceilings of caves with paintings. It is known as cave art. (Los artistas de la prehistoria decoraban las paredes y techos de las cuevas con pinturas. Se conoce como arte rupestre).

* They painted with their hands or with brushes made with animal hair. (Pintaban con sus manos o con pinceles hechos de pelo de animal).

* In the Palaeolithic Age they only painted animals. In the Neolithic Age they painted animals and groups of people hunting or dancing. (En el paleolítico sólo pintaban animales. En el neolítico pintaban animales y grupos de personas cazando o bailando).

* During the Metal Ages, people built the first monument using megaliths. (Durante la edad de los metales, la gente construía los primeros monumento usando megalitos).

* The three main megalithic monuments are: menhirs, dolmens and cromlechs. (Los tres monumentos megalíticos más importanes son: menhires, dólmenes y crómlechs).

LINKS

https://youtu.be/rLFGra2TiT

https://youtu.be/9wtC1EuDlBE

https://youtu.be/UFE3t7qNJSs

https://youtu.be/CCN-Fv5gBEY

https://youtu.be/kd4dlNxaPwk

 

The Neolithic