Year 3 Metal Age

Bronze is made up of what two types of metals?

• Silver and copper

• Tin and copper.

• Tin and silver.

• Gold and silver.

When was the Bronze Age?

• 4,000 B.C. - 1200 B.C.

• 1995 - 2000 AD

• 2.5 million BC to 8000 BC

• 1400 AD to 1600 AD

Why was bronze better than stone?

• Bronze was more beautiful than stone.

• Bronze was cheaper than stone.

• Bronze was stronger than stone.

• Bronze was softer than stone.

Bronze Age metal workers poured liquid bronze into ______ to make different objects.

• ore

• moulds

• cast

• pots

Bronze Age people did not make anything out of wood at that time.

• Wood would deteriorate (rot) over time.

• Nothing important was made out of wood at that time.

• Archaeologists did not keep the wooden artefacts properly.

What did people begin to form during the Bronze Age?

• Settlements

• Houses

• Pottery

• Roads

What are the different jobs and trades from the Age of Metals?

• Metal crafts

• Cattle raising

• Pottery

• All of the above

What was the use of the potter’s wheel?

• It was used to harvest crops better.

• It helped to clear forests and create more farming land.

• It was used to make pottery faster and easier.

• It was used to sharpen the blades.

People with bronze- making skills first arrived in Britain in about 2500 BCE

• True

• False

Bronze-making was discovered in the Middle East in about 3000 BCE.

• True

• False