it means before we wrote
Not quite, prehistoric mean before recorded history. Preliterate means before being able to write and read. By C.M.
Prehistoric refers to anything which preceded written accounts.Anything before the invention of writing (around 5000 years ago) is considered prehistoric.Before recorded history. Such as dinosaurs, fosils, the formation of the continents are all prehistoric.
Prehistoric means before events where logged and recorded by man; all dinosaurs exisited in the prehistoric eras.
A good sentence using the word "prehistoric" could be, "Prehistoric animals roamed the Earth unhindered by modern day pollution." Prehistoric means dating back to an era before history was recorded.
As soon as history began being recorded. Prehistoric simply means that nothing was being recorded. For instance, the prehistoric era ended in parts of ancient Mesopotamia about 3000 BCE, while an undiscovered tribe that exists right now (and there are some, particularly in the Amazon) would still be considered prehistoric.
Prehistoric means before history, before people started recording what had happened to them.
The prehistoric era was before humans.
Not quite, prehistoric mean before recorded history. Preliterate means before being able to write and read. By C.M.
Prehistoric refers to anything which preceded written accounts.Anything before the invention of writing (around 5000 years ago) is considered prehistoric.Before recorded history. Such as dinosaurs, fosils, the formation of the continents are all prehistoric.
Prehistoric means before events where logged and recorded by man; all dinosaurs exisited in the prehistoric eras.
MySpace Music profile for Prehistoric MediaThe Pre in prehistoric means before, so the word would mean before history.Ex. The Romans in Prehistoric times were discovering many new resources in their everyday lives.
"Pre" means "before". As in "predecessor" or "prehistoric".pre means used again
A good sentence using the word "prehistoric" could be, "Prehistoric animals roamed the Earth unhindered by modern day pollution." Prehistoric means dating back to an era before history was recorded.
As soon as history began being recorded. Prehistoric simply means that nothing was being recorded. For instance, the prehistoric era ended in parts of ancient Mesopotamia about 3000 BCE, while an undiscovered tribe that exists right now (and there are some, particularly in the Amazon) would still be considered prehistoric.
the invention of writing
Well, the word PREHISTORIC means - before recorded history, so.....I hope that answers it for you right there.
Prehistoric times refer to anything before the invention of writing. The earliest writing was developed 6,000 years ago. So prehistory started at least with the beginning of the Earth 4.5 billion years ago, if not the beginning of the universe, about 13.8 billion years ago.