Prehistory_History & BC_AD Timeline Notes.ppt
- 1. PREHISTORY VS. HISTORY Timeline Practice & Vocabulary
- 2. Timeline #1 – Personal Timeline TODAY My birth • Write the word “TODAY” on the right side of the timeline • Write the word “MY BIRTH” on the middle line
- 3. On the right side of the timeline… TODAY My birth • Record 5 important events that have happened in your life on your timeline in the correct order – don’t need to have specific years if you don’t remember How do you know these events actually happened? What is your proof?
- 4. On the left side of the timeline… TODAY My birth • Think of 3 important historic events that have happened before you were born • Record these on your timeline in the proper spot – don’t worry about exact dates
- 5. Reflection Question #1: How do you know these events actually happened since they happened before you were alive? TODAY My birth
- 6. Timeline #2 – Prehistory vs. History Timeline TODAY Writing begins • Mark the following information on Timeline #2 HISTORY PREHISTORY
- 7. Discussion TODAY Writing begins What differences might exist between these 2 periods of time? HISTORY PREHISTORY
- 8. Reflection Question #2: TODAY Writing begins How would you explain the difference between prehistory and history to an elementary school student? HISTORY PREHISTORY
- 9. PREHISTORY VOCAB. Prehistory – the period of time before written records, the years before 3000 B.C.
- 10. Stone Age – earliest known period of human culture, tools were made of stone Paleolithic Age - “Old Stone Age” – humans as nomadic hunter- gatherers Neolithic Age - “New Stone Age” – humans as settled farmers
- 11. nomadic – group that has no permanent home; migrates constantly hunter-gatherers – early humans who moved constantly to follow food sources
- 12. Neolithic Revolution – the change from hunter-gatherer society to farming (agriculture)
- 13. sedentary – group of humans who are settled in one area; permanent home domesticate – to tame & use animals for a purpose
- 14. Invention of metal tools Invention of agriculture Neolithic Age Paleolithic Age STONE AGE TIMELINE Invention of stone tools
- 15. HOW DO HISTORIANS TELL TIME? BC vs. AD TIME ERAS
- 17. Now it’s your turn! Put the following dates in chronological order. Pay attention to the labels! 3500 B.C. A.D. 963 70 C.E. A.D. 1215 6500 B.C.E. 537 B.C.E. 100 B.C. C.E. 1934 C.E. 815 16,000 B.C. A.D. 1715