Matching Pairs Prehistory- Questions to revisOnline version Questions to practice. by Isabel Vílchez Ocaña 1 Characteristics of the Neolithic period. 2 Name the four types of megaliths 3 What did these paintings depict (representar)? 4 What is surplus? 5 What were the first art exhibitions related to? 6 What are the most important changes in the process of hominization? 7 What are megaliths ( big stones)? 8 Name the different groups of Hominid you have studied 9 How is the Palaeolithic art called? 10 What do Palaeolithic and Neolithic mean? 11 Characteristics of the Palaeolithic Period 12 Name the three ages the Metal Age is divided. 13 Write a difference between Palaeolithic and Neolithic art. They were called Cave art. menhirs, dolmens, cromlechs and stone alignment They depicted wild animals—deer, bison, horses, etc.—and hunting scenes The supply of products in excess. Homo habilis, Australopithecus, Homo Erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo Sapiens The first monuments using big blocks of stone. In Palaeolithic Art, the paintings represented hunting scenes and in the Neolithic Art the human figure became more important Copper, Bronze and Iron Age They were related to the belief in the forces of nature and certain magical rituals. They mean Old Stone and New Stone - Use of carved stone tools. - Nomads. - Discovery and use of fire. - Hunter-gatherers communities. - Use of polished stone tools. - Discovery of agriculture and livestock farming. - Sedentary lifestyle. - Birth of craftsmanship. - First trades - increasing their cranial capacity - Bipedalism. - language abilities ( appearance of language).