History – Week 2. 15 th – 19th June 2020 L.I. I will be able to find out about early humans and the Palaeolithic period. • Can you remember what the word ‘prehistory’ means? What were the names of the three periods of prehistory? • The Stone Age is split into three different periods and today we are going to be looking at the Palaeolithic era. Was this earlier or later than the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras? • In the Palaeolithic period, there were different species of humans on the planet. Look at the slide below which explain how the first people came to Britain. • Look at the information on the slides about the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens and how the Neanderthals were wiped out. • Sometimes these early humans are known as cavemen. Why do you think this might be?