The Neolithic and Mesolithic era Flashcards

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What do procellanite and what’s it’s use

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It’s a stone that’s stronger and heavier than Flint that was used to make tools during this period.

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When was the Neolithic period

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4000 BCE-2000 BCE

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What is wattle and daub

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This is when mud and straw are plastered over walls , woven with branches, to keep holes covered

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What is a court cairn

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This is the earliest type of megalithic tomb. It looks like a mound of stones with an open passage at the entrance.

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Explain a dolmen

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A tomb made of upright stones and a capstone

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What is a capstone

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A large flat stone that lies on top of a dolmen

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What are passage tombs

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Pfrom the outside the tombs look like a hill or a mound of earth. Inside there is a long passage leading to a chamber where remains have been found

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Quern stone is what?

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It was used to grind grain into flour. It consists of one stone on top of the other. The bottom stone stays put and the top stone moves with a wooden handle. The grain is put in between the two stones

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What started to happen in the Neolithic era

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People started to settle in one place and farming came to ireland. Because of farming people used better tools.

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The Mesolithic era was how many years ago?

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9000 years

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What does the Mesolithic period mean

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When hunter gathers used stone tools to hunt.

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What are hunter gatherers

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People who get food by hunting animals and foraging for berries and nuts.

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Where and what is significant about mount sandel

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In co. Derry where the earliest evidence of settlers has been found in Ireland.

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What skills did Neolithic people have

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Making clothes and pottery

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Where did farming first start in 8000 BCE

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In Mesopotamia (Iran and Iraq) these skills they learnt spread very slowly throughout Europe.

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