Skara Brae Year 6

Skara Brae is one of the prehistoric sites to be found on a group of Scottish islands called the ___________ Islands.

• Scottish Islands

• Skara Islands

• Old Islands

• Orkney Islands

In winter of ____________, a huge storm came in from the sea and uncovered an ancient mound.

• 2005

• 1950

• 1850

• 1750

The area where Skara Brae was built would have been a lively place in the ______________ period

• Neolithic period

• Neographic period

• Bronze period

• Golden period

Each house would have stone beds, dressers and ...

• A kitchen

• A workspace

• A bathroom

• A firepit

The doors were possibly smaller because...

• They were too lazy

• They tried to hide

• They were smaller people

• They tried to keep big people out

The lack of weapons found suggests...

• They fought with their hands

• They didn't know how to make weapons

• All of their weapons were washed away in the flood

• They weren't very aggressive people

What took up most of their time?

• Hunting and protecting their village

• Farming and fishing

• Trading and distributing resources

• Building houses

What can we assume from the fact that they built houses?

• They were scared of something

• They liked building things

• They were scared of the weather

• They were ready to settle

This place was discovered by ....

• Walter Williams

• William Watt

• Watson Willson

• Will Watson

Why is it important to learn about Skara Brae? Why are these discoveries important to us?