Bronze Age

When did the Bronze Age span to and from?

• 500 BC - 2500 AD

• 2500 - 500 BC

• 500 - 2500 AD

• 7500 - 2500 BC

• 2000 - 250 BC

Early Bronze Age people are called

• The Baker people

• The Hunter Gatherers

• The Farming Society

• The Golden Age

• The Beaker People

What is the process removing ore from rock called?

• Low-technology Mining

• Smelting

• Incising

• Smouldering

• Panning technique

Bronze is an alloy of

• Copper and Steel

• Copper and Stone

• Gold and Tin

• Copper and Tin

• Tin and oxides

​​What shape is the lunula?

• Disc shaped

• Ribbon shaped

• Moon shaped

• U shaped

• Triskele shaped

What was its function?

• Dress fastener

• Symbolic object

• Neck collar

• Crown

• Arm band

One of the most decorated collars is known as a Gorget. Where was the most famous of these found?

• Glenisheen Gorget, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare

• Thye Clones Gorget, Co Monoghan

• The Derrinboy Gorget, Co. Offaly

• The Tedavet Gorget, Co. Monoghan

Name 2 decorative techniques found in this Gorget.

• Repousse

• Incision

• Sheet Gold

• Chip Carving

• Engraving

What was the function of the lock rings?

• Dress fastener

• Neck ornament

• Hair ornament

• Status symbol

• Weapon

How were Torcs created?

• Rods of metal hammered and twisted

• Sheet metal hammered flat and spiralled

• Gold metal made into chains for body ornaments

• Metal sheets cut into torc shapes and decorated with flanges