6th Grade Prehistory

This is known as the Lower Paleolithic Era and lasted from _______ to _______ BCE. Details that characterize this era include: - stone tools - Homo habilis roamed earth, had half size brain of modern humans - debate over use of fire, it may or may not have happened. Fill in the blanks with the correct dates.

• 3,300,000 to 300,000

• 1,000,000 to 100,000

• 500,000 to 10,000

• 10,000 to 1,000

This is known as the Middle Paleolithic Era and lasted from _______ to _______ BCE. Details that characterize this era include: - neanderthals emerged (first predecessor to modern humans but still long ways off) - made fires, hunted with tools, conducted trade. Fill in the blanks with the correct dates.

• 300,000 to 30,000

• 500,000 to 100,000

• 100,000 to 10,000

• 50,000 to 5,000

This is known as the Upper Paleolithic Era and lasted from _______ to _______ BCE. Details that characterize this era include: - Cro-Magnons replaced Neanderthals (first modern humans) - more developed brains - tools more blade-like and larger - domesticated dogs, cave art, sewed clothing. Fill in the blanks with the correct dates.

• 40,000 to 10,000

• 20,000 to 5,000

• 50,000 to 20,000

• 30,000 to 2,000

This is known as the Mesolithic Era and lasted from _______ to _______ BCE. Details that characterize this era include: - means “middle age of stone” - global temps began to warm which led glaciers to melt and forests to develop - human life changes in two ways: hunters became more specialized and advanced, agriculture begins, however not very effective early on. Fill in the blanks with the correct dates.

• 10,000 to 5,000

• 20,000 to 15,000

• 5,000 to 1,000

• 15,000 to 10,000

This is the beginning of the Neolithic Era and lasted from _______ to _______ BCE. Details that characterize this era include: - means “new stone age” - planned agriculture began to take hold; levees and fallowing were used - only modern humans existed, homo sapiens - domesticated animals for milk, bone, labor. Fill in the blanks with the correct dates.

• 9,000 to 2,000

• 12,000 to 8,000

• 5,000 to 1,000

• 15,000 to 10,000

The beginning of the metal eras is known as the Chalcolithic (Copper) Age and lasted from _______ to _______ BCE. Details that characterize this age include: - copper was used in weapons/tools/ornaments - copper is very soft, makes it easy to break. Fill in the blanks with the correct dates.

• 3,500 to 500

• 4,000 to 1,000

• 2,000 to 200

• 5,000 to 1,500

The Bronze Age began around _______ BCE. Characteristics of this age include: - melting copper with tin creates the much-stronger bronze - like copper age, it came to different civilizations at different time (Near East was first) - written records appeared. Fill in the blank with the correct date.

• 3,500

• 1,200

• 5,000

• 2,000

The Iron Age began at the same time everywhere in the world.

• True

• False

What is Pre History?

• A period characterized by the invention of the printing press.
• Prehistory is the time before written records.
• The time when humans first developed agriculture.
• The study of ancient civilizations with written records.

Which of the following materials was primarily used for making tools during the Stone Age?

• Copper

• Stone

• Bronze

• Iron