PREHISTORY H/W

Introduction to Prehistory

What’s the difference between Prehistory and History?

 The difference between Prehistory and History is that in History the writting existed and that in Prehistory it didn't exist.

What does Palaeolithic mean?

Paleo means old and lithic means stone, so the complete word means "oldstone" that it is like in the Stone age.

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What is Atapuerca? Why is it important?

Atapuerca is a mountain range, it´s important because has become a compulsory reference point in the study of the human presence and evolution in Europe.

Where is it?

Sierra de Atapuerca is in the 'Bureba Corridor', a geographic passage linking the Ebro and Duero River basins, with the mountains of Sierra de la Demanda to the south and the foothills of the Cantabria Range to the north

What can you find there?

We can a wide variety of flora and fauna species

Write about the most important fact you think it is there.

The capacity of walk. This was dicovered 4 million years ago. Other changes very importants that have made us be humans are: the expansion of the brain, the language, the fire, use and built of tools, but this characteristics have envolve lower.

I took this link from:
http://www.historiasiglo20.org/MEC-BC/8.htm