The Bronze Age

When did the Bronze Age begin?

• Around 1500 BC

• Around 3300 BC

• Around 2500 BC

• Around 4000 BC

Why did the Stone Age people stop using stone for making weapons?

• They ran out of stones.

• The stone broke easily.

• The stone was too hard to shape.

• They preferred to use wood.

What two metals are mixed to make Bronze?

• Silver and Copper

• Stone and copper

• Copper and gold

• Copper and tin

Bronze was used to make weapons because it is

• durable
• strong
• weak

• shiny

There were two copper mines in Ireland. Where were they?

• Cork and Kerry

• Kerry and Dublin

• Waterford and Limerick

• Cork and Clare

Prehistory is...

• history before Jesus was born.

• the time before anything was written down.

• the time after anything was written down.

• history after Jesus was born.

What did they make their walls with?

• Wood

• Stone

• Sticks

• Wattle and daub

What is a crannog?

• A lake

• A small island on a lake

• A house on a lake

• An island in the sea

Why did the Bronze Age people cut down forests?

• To clear land for growing crops.

• To create space for houses

• To make fires

• To plant more trees

Bronze Age people cooked their food in a....

• Fulacht food

• Big hole

• Fulacht Fia

• Food Fia