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hello friends welcome to new happy learning video today we're going to learn about our

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prehistory the first thing we need to know is that our prehistory is divided into three

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different periods Paleolithic Neolithic and the metal ages the Paleolithic begins with the

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appearance of the first human beings and ends 8,000 years before Christ during the

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Paleolithic period people were nomads meaning that they didn't live in one

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place no they were constantly on the move in search of animals to hunt as

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they were hunters and gatherers they needed to follow the animals in order to

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capture them and at the same time they collected wild fruits they found on

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their way they lived in tribes in small groups formed by families and they found

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refuge in caves where they would paint on the wall these paintings were done

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with a mixture of charcoal earth animal fat and water look here are a few

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examples the truth is it's absolutely fascinating to think that these first

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paintings these first artistic representations were drawn thousands of

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years ago, don't you think? Both Paleolithic men and women were animal skins which they

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had hunted previously, and they used tools such as an axe and spears made out of stones,

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wood and bones which they themselves carved. With the passing of time, or rather centuries,

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these first human beings became more and more intelligent and they began to domesticate

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animals such as dogs goats sheep and pigs they also began to cultivate plants

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which were then eaten with the arrival of agriculture and farming everything

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changed man stopped being a nomad and became sedentary and the first villages

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were made this is when the Paleolithic period ends and the Neolithic begins the

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The Neolithic started 8 million years before Christ when we discovered agriculture and

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farming and it finished 5000 years BC with the beginning of the metal ages.

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Men and women in the Neolithic produced food by cultivating the land and domesticating

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animals.

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We can say that they were the first farmers and agriculturalists of our history, better

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yet our pre-history.

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As they had to look after their crops and animals, they constructed small villages and

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began to settle in them permanently, meaning that they transformed into sedentary, not

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like the Paleolithic who were nomads because they were moving constantly.

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The first Neolithic settlements were situated in very fertile lands near rivers so they

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could access water easily needed for their crops as well as allowing their animals to drink

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you know how important water is in our life the first plants that were cultivated were cereals

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such as wheat or pulses like chickpeas but do you know which were the first animals to be

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domesticated well it was dogs sheep goats and pigs during the neolithic era

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many interesting things were invented such as ceramic and fabric but the most

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important invention was the wheel everything became so easy for men and

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women in the Neolithic especially when they started using metals this is the

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point where the Neolithic ended and a new era in prehistory commenced the

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metal ages which commenced approximately 6,500 years BC and finished when the

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first written language was born first metal which was used was copper then

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bronze which is a mixture of copper and tin and finally iron which is a much

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more abundant mineral and therefore easier to find in nature in order to

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mold these metals they were melted at extremely high temperatures and

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transformed into the desired shape this is how utensils like tools weapons and

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decorations were made. This process is called metallurgy. Through metallurgy, crafts and

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trade began. The metallurgists were the first specialised craftsmen as the metallurgy is

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a very complex and difficult task which few knew how to do. The rise of Bulgarian production

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and the appearance of crafts caused bartering, that is the exchange of products.

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This is when trade began. Trade over time made some villages grow in size, turning into

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cities. This then created large commercial and cultural exchange between these new cities

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And new inventions, such as sailboats and wagons, used to transport goods were made.

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Trade also changed society by creating social classes.

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The rich and the poor, the powerful and the slaves.

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During the Metal Ages, people began questioning the mysteries of life,

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as well as death, and the first religious representations arose.

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Constructions called megaliths were created with large blocks of stone

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Mega, meaning large, and liths, stone

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The simplest megalith was the menir

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A large stone reverted vertically into the ground

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Dolmens were also constructed, such as the ones we see in these images

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The metal ages ended with the first written language about 4,000 years ago

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And with this, prehistory comes to an end, but history commences.

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Did you find learning about prehistory interesting?

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Paleolithic, Neolithic and the Metal Ages?

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We definitely did, because by getting to know our past, we understand our present and make our future better.

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