I WONDER - What Is A Hillfort?

The video explores Iron Age landscapes, focusing on hill forts in Britain and Central Europe. These forts, often on high ground, provided strategic advantages and protection. They were surrounded by earthworks and sometimes reinforced with wooden or stone structures. Hill forts served as community centers, markets, and refuges during attacks. Archaeological findings reveal evidence of houses, workshops, and granaries, indicating they were vibrant centers of daily life.

What was the primary reason for the location of hill forts on high ground?

• To have a better view of the stars

• To be closer to the sun

• To avoid flooding

• To gain a strategic advantage

Which of the following was NOT a common feature surrounding hill forts?

• Wooden stakes

• Moats

• Ramparts

• Ditches

What materials were sometimes used to reinforce the defenses of hill forts?

• Iron bars

• Plastic sheets

• Wooden stakes

• Glass panels

In addition to being places of refuge, what other roles did hill forts serve?

• They were exclusive to royalty

• They were primarily used for religious ceremonies

• They served as community centers and markets

• They were used as prisons

What evidence have archaeologists found within hill forts that suggests they were bustling centers of daily life?

• Traces of large battlefields

• Evidence of houses, workshops, and granaries

• Remains of ancient libraries

• Ruins of large palaces