Chapter 3 Mesolithic Ireland

Question 1

When did the first settlers in Ireland arrive and what period of Time was it in

Answer 1

Arrived in 8000 -3500bc

In Mesolithic times in the Stone Age

Question 2

Describe a Mesolithic person

Answer 2

They made all there tools and weapons from Stone
They were hunter gatherers
Food was cooked over a fire on a spit
They clothed themselves in animal skin and use bones for needles for seeing

Question 3

Describe a Mesolithic home

Answer 3

They lived in temporary dwellings such as tents or basket like houses made from saplings driven into post holes in a circle and then tied at the top
The walls wold have been covered with skins reeds or soothe of turf

Question 4

What are grave goods

Answer 4

When they buried the dead with valuable items such as axes and tools