Unit 1 Prehistory
Shepherds and farmers in the Neolithic age
1. Complete the table with the main features of each prehistoric age:
• Nomadism
• Pottery
• Becoming sedentary
• Hunting and gathering
• Textile craftwork
• Appearance of agriculture
• Wheel
• Use of fire
• Cave life
• Settlements
PALEOLITHIC AGE
2.
NEOLITHIC AGE
Complete the sentences with the following words:
• Neolithic
• wheels
• agriculture
• Fertile Crescent
a) The term …………………… means “new stone” and it refers to the technique of stone polishing.
b) The discovery of …………………… allowed humans to become sedentary.
c) Agriculture first appeared in the area known as the ……………………
d) The first …………………… were used in pottery making.
3. Mark the following sentences as true (T) or false (F):
a) Agriculture was discovered after humans noticed that seeds grew into plants.
b) The first farmers lived in Africa.
c) The invention of pottery allowed food and seeds to be stored.
d) The Fertile Crescent is the area between The Tigris and The Euphrates rivers.
Unit 1 Prehistory
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