Chapter 3 Early Ireland

Question 0

Flint

Answer 0

A sharp stone used for weapons and lighting fire.

Question 1

Mesolithic

Answer 1

Mesolithic means middle stone in Latin

Question 2

Hunter gathers

Answer 2

They would go where the food is.

Question 3

Neolithic

Answer 3

New Stone Age

Question 4

Mesopotamia

Answer 4

When First farmers came from (modern day Iran and Iraq)

Question 5

Porcellanite

Answer 5

A tougher heavier stone used especially for weapons.

Question 6

Wattle and daub

Answer 6

Technique used in the building of houses.

Question 7

Quern stone

Answer 7

Tool used to grained wheat into flour.

Question 8

Bronze

Answer 8

COPPER+TIN=BRONZE

Question 9

Bronze Age

Answer 9

When people discovered how to make bronze from copper and tin.

Question 10

Smith

Answer 10

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Question 11

Mining

Answer 11

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Question 12

Smelt

Answer 12

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Question 13

Lunula

Answer 13

Is a type of jewellery made from gold.

Question 14

Torc

Answer 14

A torch is a piece of jewellery usually made from gold. This is worn around the neck.

Question 15

Fulacht fiadh

Answer 15

Is a type of cooker. They heated rocks up and put them in water to make the water boil. They then put food in the water and wrapped it in a straw

Question 16

Cist grave

Answer 16

Bronze Age people were buried in a cist grave. It was a pit in the ground.

Question 17

Wedge tomb

Answer 17

Bronze Age people buried the dead in the a wedge tomb. It was built with large flat stones. The front of the tomb is wider than the back.

Question 18

Stone circle

Answer 18

These are tall upright stones arranged in circles or rows

Question 19

Casting

Answer 19

When they pour the liquid metal into the mould and left them to set.