Neolithic Period Flashcards
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Q
Farmers come to ireland?
A
Archaeologists believe that in 4000bc new settlers came to ireland.
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Q
Neolithic period
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Period when farmers of the New Stone Age had better stone tools
2
Q
Who were the first farmers?
A
Farming began in Mesopotamia around 8000bc.
Some people started to collect and sow seeds to tame wild animals.
3
Q
Tools and weapons
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As using Flint the Neolithic people used porcellanite, tougher and heavier stone.
Very good supplies of porcellanite in Antrim and rathlin island.
4
Q
Lough Gur
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Is in limerick and Neolithic farmhouses were found there.
5
Q
What were the houses made of in Lough Gur?
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They were made from wood and in a rectangular circle shape.
6
Q
The method of building walls
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Waddle and daub
