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Unit 5: History (Part 1) .
Index.
1. New words2. Definitions of History and
Prehistory .3. Historic timeline.4. Palaeolithic and Neolithic.5. Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt
and Greece6. Ancient Rome.
Unit 5a: History (Part 1) .
1. New words.
Timeline-cronología- línea del tiempo.Ancient world- Edad AntiguaMiddle ages- Edad MediaModern Era- Edad ModernaContemporary Era- Edad contemporánea.Nomads- nómadas.Sedentary- sedentariosMegaliths-megalíticosLaws- leyesDemocracy- democraciaVisigoths- VisigodosMuslims- árabes, musulmanes.Mosque-mezquitaKingdom-reinoAges- Edades-etapasBegan- comenzóEnded-acabó
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia) is the study of the past, specifically how it relates to humans.
The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events.
HISTORY
History is the study of important past events.These events are studied by historians, using historical sources.
A source is something that offers information about the past.
There are different types:
◦ Written- magazines, documents, books.◦ Graphic- Photographs, paintings…◦ Material- Tools, weapons….
HISTORY
◦ Written sources-
◦ Graphic-
◦ Material-
HISTORY
Timeline
(Complete)
Invention of Agriculture
Invention of writing
PREHISTORYPalaeolithic2000000BC-10000BC
Neolithic10000BC-3000BC
THE ANCIENT WORLD
ANCIENTEGYPTIANS3000BC-332BC
FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
ANCIENT GREECE332-395AD
ROMANS 3RD CENTURYBC 1ST CENTURY AD
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
THE MIDDLE AGES.
MUSLIMS 711-1492
VISIGOTHS410-711
AMERICA DISCOVERY
Modern Age (1492-1789)Contemporary Age. (1789- continues today)
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
Prehistory is the period of time before recorded history or the invention of writing.
Prehistory
The palaeolithic was the longest period of history. It started with the appearance of the first human being, with the discovery of farming.
PALAEOLITHIC
The Palaeolithic started in 2.000.000 BC
And finished in 10.000 BC
PREHISTORY:PALAEOLITHIC
HOW PALAEOLITHIC PEOPLE LIVE
They lived in small groups of 20 or 30 people. They lived in caves or made simple shelters with branches and animal skins.
They made fire,simple tools with stones, bones and wood and dressed in animal skins.
They drew pictures on the walls of caves
MAIN ADVANCES
They ate with the hands. They hunted with the spears that they formed with wood and rocks
DURING THE PALAEOLITHIC
PALAEOLITHIC IN SPAIN.
The Iberian Peninsula was already inhabited during the palaeolithic Period. Archaeoligists have found many prehistory artefacts, such as stone axes and arrowhead.Some of the most important discoveries from the Palaeolithic Period are cave paintings
PAINTINGS CAN TELL US MANY THINGS.
Palaeolithic people hunted large mammals, such as bison, mammoths and horses.
They camped along large rivers and near seacoasts.
Some of the most famous cave paintings in the world are in the Altamira caves. In these paintings, we can see huntings scenes with lots of animals. The paintings are quite realistic and they use various colours. They often follow the natural contours of the cave walls.
MOST FAMOUS CAVE PAINTINGS
PHOTOS
Mesopotamia,Egypt and Greece
The ancient world
START OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
The Ancient world began with the invention of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt around the year 3000 BC.
MESOPOTAMIA
Mesopotamia was between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Near East. There were important cities, like Babylon, where the first laws were written.
GREECE
The Ancient Greek civilization lasted from the 9th to the 3rd centuries BC. The Greeks were the first people to have a political system based on democracy.Culture was very important and their architecture, sculpture and literature were very advanced.
Cont GreeceAncient Greece was not an empire. It
was a group of small states that developed after 800BC. The Greeks invented an early form of democraticy. There were many great philosophers,writes and artists.
Greek culture had a great influence on Rome. The term classical culture refers to Greek and Roman ideas that are still important to us today.
EGYPT
Egypt developed next to the River Nile and its kings, called pharaons, built great monuments like the pyramids . It was ruled by powerful kinds called pharaohs.
The Egyptians invented a type of writing called hieroglyphics. They created magnificent buildings, such as the Pyramids.
Rome
The Romans conquered many territories between the 3rd century Bc and the 1st.
Their language was latin.
They governed according to the Roman law and built great cities with temples, teathres, baths and roads and aqueducts.
In the year 476 Germanic people invaded Rome.
This was the end of the Roman empire and the Ancient World.