PREHISTORY

PREHISTORY began millions of years ago when first humans appeared

Palaeolithic

Neolithic

Metal Ages

- People lived in groups or tribes.

- Men and women shared all the work

- they were NOMADS (moved from place to place to search food)

FOOD: hunted, fished and gathered nuts and fruits

HOME: caves or shelters. They built huts with sticks and animal skins.

CLOTHING: Animal skins for clothes and shelters. They made jewellery

-NEW STONE AGE

People learnt to grow crops: AGRICULTURE

People learnt to herd animals. FARMING

People began to settle in one place They became SEDENTARY . They built villages near the rivers.

In the villages, people specialised in one job: farming, making tools, etc

FOOD: They grew crops and vegetables. They kept animals for milk and meat. They still hunted.

HOME: They livee in huts made of adobe, stones, wood and straw. They made villages. Walls or fences surrounded the village for protection.

CLOTHING: They wore clothes and shoes made of animal skins and cloth

DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS:

People began to make pottery. They modelled clay and baked it.

They learnt to weave wool and linen on looms.

They polished stones to make tools.

PALAEOLITHIC