– It begins the It begins the appearance of appearance of the first human the first human beings and ends beings and ends with the with the discovery of the discovery of the written word.written word.

– The are two The are two stages: Stone stages: Stone Age and Metal Age and Metal Age.Age.

HOMO HABILIS:HOMO HABILIS: Small brain; they made simple tools. Small brain; they made simple tools.HOMO ERECTUS:HOMO ERECTUS: Knew about fire, wore animal hides Knew about fire, wore animal hides and made bifaces.and made bifaces.HOMO ANTECESSOR:HOMO ANTECESSOR: Common ancestor of Neanderthal Common ancestor of Neanderthal and sapiens.and sapiens.HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS:HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS: Made tools, knew about Made tools, knew about fire and buried their dead.fire and buried their dead.HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS:HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS: Humans beings of today. Humans beings of today.

• Humans were predators (hunting, fishing) and Humans were predators (hunting, fishing) and gatherers. They werw nomads.gatherers. They werw nomads.

• They lived in groups. They were able to make fire.They lived in groups. They were able to make fire.

• They did cave painting and made little statues of They did cave painting and made little statues of women (Venus)women (Venus)

• They were producers: they practised They were producers: they practised agriculture and kept livestock.agriculture and kept livestock.

• People were sedentary and lived in People were sedentary and lived in permanent settlements.permanent settlements.

• There was a division of labour. They made There was a division of labour. They made polished stone tools.polished stone tools.

• They believed in spirits and carried out They believed in spirits and carried out religious rites.religious rites.

• Human beings lived from farming, livestock and Human beings lived from farming, livestock and trade.trade.

• They lived in permanent settlements, which were They lived in permanent settlements, which were normally walled.normally walled.

• They were greater social differences than in the They were greater social differences than in the Neolithic Age.Neolithic Age.

• With metal weapons, war developed.With metal weapons, war developed.• They worshipped the forces of nature and help They worshipped the forces of nature and help

religious ceremonies.religious ceremonies.

• During the Paleolithic Age, humans During the Paleolithic Age, humans lived from hunting, fishing and lived from hunting, fishing and gathering.gathering.

• In the Neolithic Age, they grew plants In the Neolithic Age, they grew plants and kept goats and sheep.and kept goats and sheep.

• THE COPPER AGE:THE COPPER AGE: Megalithic culture, Millares Megalithic culture, Millares culture, Bell Beaker culture.culture, Bell Beaker culture.

• THE BRONZE AGE:THE BRONZE AGE: El Argar culture, Talaiotic culture, El Argar culture, Talaiotic culture, Tartessos.Tartessos.

• THE IRON AGE:THE IRON AGE: The Iberians lived in Levante and The Iberians lived in Levante and Andalucia.Andalucia.

In the north the inhabitants mixed with the Celts. In the north the inhabitants mixed with the Celts.