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Prehistory

Prehistory. 1. What do we call Prehistory ?. From the emergence of our ancestors , 5 million years ago , to the invention of writing , 5000 years ago. There were no written texts. Paleolithic Age  5 million years ago. Hunting and gathering.

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Prehistory

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  1. Prehistory

  2. 1. What do wecallPrehistory? Fromtheemergence of ourancestors, 5 millionyearsago, to theinvention of writing, 5000 yearsago Therewere no writtentexts PaleolithicAge 5 millionyears ago. Hunting and gathering NeoliticAge 11.000 years, theystarted to live in villages, practisedagriculture and raisedcattle 3 periods Metal Ages 7000 years ago. Theystarted to use metal to createobjects

  3. 2. Thestudy of Prehistory Time difficult to study due to the shortage of the remains and the absence of writing. Remainsconverted in fossils: turningintostone They appear in archaeological sites Archaeologists: experts responsible for researching, digging up and studying material remains to find out how were our ancestors and their life. They work together with other scientists like geneticists, paleontologists and anthropologists.

  4. 3. Thehominizationprocess The first humans appeared in Africa t about 5 million years. Since then underwent changes that led them from beings with characteristics similar to apes, to the species we are today. TheHominizationProcess

  5. It was not a linear process, some species coexisted in time and other extinct were replaced by other beings

  6. 4. The expansion of human beings Os primeiros humanos trasladábansedun lugar a outrona procura de comida. Cada vez cara a lugares máisafastados. • Primeiroestendéronse por África • Algúns grupos continuaron por Asia e Europa • Dende Asia, hai 60.000 anos partiron en pequenas balsas cara as illas de Oceanía • América hai 20.000 anos, camiñando polos xeos que unían Asia e América do Norte.

  7. 5. Life in thePaleolithicAge The Paleolithic Age goes from the emergence of the first human being, 5 million years ago, to the invention of agriculture and cattle, 11000 years ago. People organized in tribes, hunting, fishing and gathering. They did not live in a fixed site and created manufactured tools. nomadic Life Small tribes

  8. Hunting, fishing and gathering Firsttools

  9. Thefire Clothing

  10. 6. Rites and beliefs Theybelieved in supernatural forces theyburiedthedeath

  11. 7. Paleolithic art Firstpaintings 35000 yearsago first art Ritual meaning?

  12. Sculpture and engraving • Engraved in stone and bones • Small sculptures venus

  13. Music and dance

  14. 8. TheNeolithicRevolution • Peoplelearnedhow to domesticateanimals 13000 yearsago • Discovery of theagriculture. Theycultivatecereals They store food Sedentarylife Life in villages

  15. 9. Life in theNeolithic Polishedstone Textiles Workbecamespecialised Technicalchanges Pottery

  16. 10. The Metal Ages 7000 yearsago

  17. 11. Life in the Metal Ages • New traderoutes villagesturnintocities • New professions: traders, priests and warriors Social division

  18. 12. Change in thebeliefs • Rituals to theMotherGoddess • Belief in the afterlife and cult of the dead, burial urns with trousseau. Incineration.

  19. 13. Changes in the art Neolithicpaintings • Human beings • Schematic • Onlyonecolour

  20. Megalithicmonuments Builtwithbig blocks of stone

  21. 14. Prehistory in theIberianPeninsula 1 millionyearsago, humas wentout of Africa and arrived to Europe Paleolithic • Human remains: Atapuerca, 800.000 yearsago • Cave art: homo sapiens, 40.000 years ago. Cave of Altamira

  22. Neolithic • Paintings in levante • Mámoas in Galicia

  23. Metal Age • Megalithicmonuments in theatlanticzone, Andalucía and Baleares • Galicia  tradewithEurope • Petroglyhps

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