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Understanding Prehistory

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Understanding Prehistory

Stone Age tools and cave paintings

📚 Part 1: Understanding Prehistory

1. What does the word 'prehistory' mean?

A time when people lived in houses

A time before people could write things down

A time when people had cars

A time when people lived in castles

2. Which of these periods came FIRST in Britain's history?

Tudor period

Stone Age

Ancient Rome

Victorian times

3. How do we learn about prehistoric people? (Tick all that apply)

Reading their books

Looking at cave paintings

Finding old tools

Watching their videos

Studying fossils

4. Fill in the missing word:

Stonehenge was built during _____________ times, long before people could write.

🕰️ Part 2: Timeline and Stone Age Life

5. Put these time periods in the correct order by writing 1, 2, 3, 4 next to them:

_____ Today

_____ Tudor period

_____ Stone Age (Prehistory)

_____ Ancient Rome

6. What did Stone Age people use to make tools?

Metal and plastic

Stone and wood

Glass and paper

Brick and cement

7. Describe one way that Stone Age people lived differently from us today:
8. Circle the correct word in each sentence:

Stone Age people were (farmers / hunter-gatherers) who moved around to find food.

They lived in (cities / caves and simple shelters) instead of houses.

They made (electric / fire) to keep warm and cook food.

🔍 Part 3: Prehistory Detective

9. Look at this list of items. Circle PREHISTORIC if it belongs to the Stone Age, or LATER if it was invented after prehistory:

Cave painting: PREHISTORIC / LATER

Stone axe: PREHISTORIC / LATER

Written letter: PREHISTORIC / LATER

Wooden spear: PREHISTORIC / LATER

Metal sword: PREHISTORIC / LATER

10. Explain why archaeologists (people who study the past) are important for learning about prehistory:
11. Write one new fact you learned about prehistory today:

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