The Bronze Age

Question 1

Date

Answer 1

2000BC-500BC

Question 2

What is bronze

Answer 2

Metal made by mixing tin and copper

Question 3

Where was tin found?

Answer 3

Cornwall , England

Question 4

Where was copper found?

Answer 4

Mt Gabriel, Co cork

Question 5

What are Bronze Age people also known as

Answer 5

Beaker people

Question 6

What is smelting

Answer 6

The ores of copper and tin are heated to a very high temp till melted. They’re then mixed together to make bronze

Question 7

What was flour used to make?

Answer 7

Pancakes, bread and porridge

Question 8

Quern Stones

Answer 8

Grinding flour between two heavy stones to make flour

Question 9

Fulacht fiadh

Answer 9

A large rectangular hole was dug into the ground. Wall secured with wood. Water was poured into the hole and heated by rocks heated in a separate fire. Meat was covered in straw

Question 10

Tools

Answer 10

First swords were made and sickles cut grass.

Question 11

Types of jewellry

Answer 11

Torcs, lunalae, and dress fasteners

Question 12

Burial tombs

Answer 12

Wedge tombs, cost graves and standing Stones

Question 13

What is a wedge tomb

Answer 13

Vertical stones supporting large flat stone at an angle

Question 14

A cist graves

Answer 14

Graves with stones around the edge

Question 15

Standing stones

Answer 15

Cist graves under monoliths in a stone circle eg Stone henge, England

Question 16

What’s a monolith?

Answer 16

Large single standing stone