Chapter 2 – Ancient Ireland
Q. 1. Name the three stages of the Stone Age. Also include the approxiamate
periods of each.
1st Stage: ____________________________________________________ Beginning: ____________
2nd Stage: ___________________________________________________ Beginning: ____________
3rd Stage: ____________________________________________________ Beginning: ____________
Q. 2. Where was the oldest sign of settlement found on the island of
Ireland? From what time period (years) did it date?
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Q. 3. Were the Mesolithic people nomads/hunter-gatherers or farmers?
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Q. 4. What is a microlith?
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Q. 5. Describe the houses that Mesolithic people lived in.
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Q. 6. Describe the houses that Neolithic people lived in.
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Q. 7. Name & describe two tools used by Neolithic famers
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Q. 8. What is a megalith?
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Q. 9. Name three types of burial tombs from the Neolithic Stone Age.
Describe each one.
Name: _____________________________________________
Description:
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Description:
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Description:
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Q. 10. When did the Bronze Age begin in Ireland?
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Q. 11. Describe how Bronze was made.
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Q. 12. Why was bronze more useful than stone or wood?
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Q. 13. What is a Fulachta Fiadh? Describe how it was used to cook food.
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Q. 14. Name three types of Bronze Age tombs.
1) ______________________________ 2) _________________________ 3) __________________________