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neolithic period
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- 1Neolithic period4000BC-2000BC
- 2Changes to the EnvironmentScientists found:
*Less pollen from trees & more from grass
*pollen from wheat and barley - had to be planted from seed
*bones from cattle, sheep and goats
Trees were cut own to make way for grasslands and pastures
Crops were plants
People began to raise animals - 3Who were the Neolithic PeopleAroud when people came to ireland
They were farmers
Were still in the stone age (weapons and tools were made of stone)
Some people call it the new stone age - 4Who were the farmersStarted in iraq/iran (Mesopotamia) at around 8000BC
Some people collected seeds and to tame animals
Farming provided regular supply of food
The first farmers that came to irelan were probably from Britan - 5Archaeological Source+
- 6Tools and weaponsNeolithic farmers developed better tools and weapons than the Mesolithic people. They used flint, porcelite, a tough and heavier stone. I made good axe heads which were used for cutting dow ntrees to make land for farming.
- 7HomesFrames from wood, walls made by weaving branches and sticks.
Mud and straw were used to fill cracks in walls. called wattle and daub.
only one room
hole in top of roof for smoke from fire to be let out. - 8Skills+Could make pottery and clothes
They were very skilled farmers
and learned how to weave cloth - 9FarmingNeolithic farmers built stone walls to make fences around their fields.
By building walls farmers could keep their sheep and cattle from attacks from wild animals and stop them from wandering off. - 10Megalithic TombsThe Neolithic people put a lot of work into their tombs. There were many types such as: Portal, Dolmen andpassaggetombs. One of the most famous megalithic otmb would be newgrange.
- 11NewgrangeNew grange is a passage tomb in meath. it is older than the pyramids and is still standing today. Whaat made it so important was that on the summer solctice. the sun would shine through the roof bozx. it was a true wonder how the ancient people could make such a beutifiul thing that even today modern scientist would struggle to make.
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- GCSE History (Early Ireland) Flashcards on neolithic period, created by Jayden Dominic on 14/02/2018.
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