UNIT 5: HISTORY

 How do we count time?

We talk about the past in numbers of

years. A year is 365 days, or 12 months.
The year 1 is the year Jesus Christ was
born.

In history we count years in hundreds. We

call 100 years a century.

Years and centuries before the birth of Jesus Christ are called B.C.
Years and centuries after the birth of Jesus Christ are called A.D.
 What are periods of history?

We divide history into periods. There are five periods of history.

 Prehistory

• People live in caves

• People made clothes from
animal skins.
• People hunted, fished and
collected plants and fruit to
eat.
• People didn´t know how to
read and write.
• People discovered how to
make fire, the wheel and
writing.

The oldest period is called Prehistory. Prehistory started about 5 million

years ago. This was when the first humans appeared.
 Ancient History (The Greeks)

The Greeks
• The Greeks invented the
idea of democracy
(Government by people).
• The Greeks bought and
sold things
• The Greeks invented the
Olympic Games
• The Greeks believe in
many gods.
• The Greeks invented
coins.

Ancient History started when people invented writing. This was in about 3500
B.C. In Ancient History the first civilisations appeared, such as the Greeks and
the Romans. In Ancient History the first cities also appeared.
 Ancient History (The Romans)

The Romans
• Romans build
aqueducts, roads and
cities.
• Romans invented a
language called Latin.
Spanish come from
Latin.
• Romans wrote books
and believed in many
gods

The Romans came to the Iberian Peninsula, and called it Hispania.

 The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages started in 476 A.D. In the 8th century, Muslims came to the
Iberian Peninsula from North Africa. They conquered the south and called it
Al-Andalus. In the north there were small Christian kingdoms.
What was the Reconquista?

The Christian kingdoms slowly conquered al-Andalus. This is called the

Reconquista. The Reconquista ended in 1492. That was the end of the
Middle Ages too.
What was the Early Modern Age?

The Early Modern Age started in 1492. In that year Columbus discovered
America. After that, other explorers discovered many new places.
This period in Spain is called the Golden Age. It was an important time for
art and literature.
What was the Spanish Empire?

Spain conquered many lands in America, Asia and Africa. It established a

big empire.
What’s the Modern Age?

The Modern Age started in 1789. In the 19th century there were many
important changes and inventions. This was called the Industrial
Revolution. Steam trains were invented. Rich people owned the factories
and they used machines to make lots of products.
What’s the Modern Age?

In the 20th century people lives were better. There were many new
machines and forms of transport. Ordinary people could see a doctor and
go to school.
What have we learnt?

History is divided into different periods…

the Early the

Ancient the Middle
Prehistory Modern Modern
History Ages
Age Age

5 million 3500 B.C. 476 A.D. to 1492 to 1789 to

years ago to 476 A.D. 1492 1789 now