Video 1 Chronology Flashcards
Who were the inhabitants of Europe in 8000 BCE?
Hunter-gatherers
What is the Stone Age after the Ice Age called?
Mesolithic
What is the period when stone Age people became farmers called?
Neolithic
What was the first important metal?
Copper
What age was the copper Age followed by?
Bronze Age
When did the Roman empire come in the Netherlands?
15 BCE
When did prehistory end in the Netherlands?
15 BCE
Why did prehistory end in the Netherlands in 15 BCE?
The Romans introduced writing
What are characteristics of the Bronze Age?
Farmers more hierarchical and connected (‘globalization’)
What are characteristics of the Iron Age?
Famers, Celts, Germanic connection with Mediterranean states
When was the Mesolithic in continental Northwest Europe?
9600-5500 BCE
When was the Neolithic in continental Northwest Europe?
5500-2300 BCE
When was the Bronze Age in continental Northwest Europe?
2300-800 BCE
When was the Iron Age in continental Northwest Europe?
800-15 BCE
Because of what development does the Mesolithic start?
The beginning of global warming after the last Ice Age
