Flashcards

History

James Doyle English 11 cards

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1when did the mesolithic settlers arrive in Ireland?7000 BC
2How do we know about them?Evidence was found at mt. Sandel, near Coleraine,Co. Derry
3How did they make their tools?They made them out of flint which was a hard rock that split into shards when broken
4How did they make their homes?They made a circle of post holes and stuck branches in them,they bended the branches into a dome shape and covered it with animal hides or earth
5How and what did they eat?They were hunter-gatherers so they ate berries and nuts that the women gathered and animal meat that the men hunted
6What does Mesolithic mean?When hunter-gatherers used simple stone tools or middle stone age
7What does Neolithic mean?When people farmed and used better stone tools
8How did they make their tools?Out of porcellanite because it was tougher and heavier than flint
9How did they make their homes?Mud and straw were plasteres onto walls to cover cracks , this is known as wattle and daub
10How did they make their clothes?They wove cloth,dyed things with berries and plants and bone necklaces and stone pendants
11How did they farm?They built stone walls to keep their livestock in and safe from wild animals,they grew crops and grounded up wheat ,oats and barley on a quern stone to make flour for bread
(eg Céide Fields in Co. Mayo)