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- 1Where did the mesolithic people usually settle ?They usually settled by river's , lakes or along the coast.
- 2Why are the mesolithic people called hunter gatherers ?They are called that because they gathered berries and nuts and hunted deer, wild pigs and other animals.
- 3Where did they cook their food ?They cooked their food on a spit over a fire.
- 4Were mesolithic people nomads ?Yes they were , when food ran out they would they would move to another site -so they lived in temporary houses made from saplings covered with grass , bushes and leaves.
- 5What were clothes made of ?Clothes were made out of animal skin .
- 6Neolithic PeriodPART 2
- 7What were neolithic people ?Neolithic people were farmers.
- 8What did neolithic houses look like ?Neolithic houses were rectangular in shape.The walls were built with upright timber planks or else with wattle and daub.The roof was thatched with straw from wheat and barleyor with reeds from a river.
Neolithic houses were stronger than mesolithic huts. - 9Court Cairns ?This tomb had semi-circular court in front with an entrance leading into a passage and a burial chamber.The passage and chamer were covered by a 'cairn' or mound of smaller stones.
- 10Portal Dolmens ?Three large upright stones supported a very large capstone or dolmen . Two large upright stones acted as portals or door supports .The tomb was partly or fully covered by smaller stones
- 11Bronze AgePART 3
- 12How was bronze made ?Copper and tin were used to make bronze
- 13Where did bronze age people settle ?Bronze age people settled close to rivers and lakes.
- 14Description of their houseTheir houses were circular in cape . The walls were made of wattle and daub and the roof was thatched.
- 15What did they use to cook ?They cooked on a spit or in a bronze cauldron. They also used a fulachta fiadh for cooking as well.
- 16What is this ?Lunulae

- 17Cist graveMost bronze age people were buried in cist graves . Cist graves were small , rectangular pits were lined with stone slabs. They were usually single graves.
- 18Wedge TombsSome people were buried in wedge tombs. these tombs looked rather like a portal dolmen but the entrance was higher and wider than the back of the tomb.
- 19Standing StonesMay have been used for burials or religious ceremonies.
- 20Iorn Age and CeltsPART 4
- 21What did the celts bring with them ?The celts brought a new metal called iorn that could make stronger and sharper tools and weapons than before.
- 22What is this ?Ring fort

- 23What is a ring fort ?Most Celts lived in a defensive , circular ring fort or dúns .A ditch was dug around the ring fort. Timber fence on top of wall. hiden underground tunnel called souterrian ran under ring fort.
- 24What was a souterrain used for ?South terrian was used to store food and was used as an escape route incase of attack
- 25Other names for ring fortsRath , Lios , Don.
- 26What is a crannogCranngs were fortified lake dwellings,
- 27Celtic Society

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