Metals
A reddish-brown metal which people discovered first
Copper
What did people eat?
The answers may vary
Which material did people use to make pots?
Clay
A person who makes and repairs iron objects and horseshoes
A blacksmith
The process of bringing animals or plants under human control in order to provide food, power, or company
Domestication
A brown metal made of copper and tin
Bronze
What clothes did they wear?
Women wore long, woollen skirts and short tunics. Men wore knee-length wrap-around skirts (similar to kilts), tunics, cloaks and woollen hats.
What were the weapons made from during the Metal Ages?
Iron
A person who makes dishes, plates, and other objects from clay, usually by hand on a special wheel
A potter
A metal that is made by mixing two or more metals
Alloy
A chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts in blood
Iron
Where did they build their settlements?
In the valleys
What were the clothes made from?
Wool
Someone who owns or takes care of a farm
A farmer
The activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries
Trade
A metal that is made by mixing two or more metals
Alloy
How did they protect their settlements?
By building fences or digging trenches around the settlements.
What were the houses made from?
Wood, mud, straw, clay
The leader of a tribe
A chieftain
A large stone, sometimes forming part of a group or circle, thought to have been important to people in the Stone Age for social or religious reasons
A megalith
Three metals that gave names to the periods of the Metal Ages
Copper, bronze, iron
Who were the Beaker people?
What was the jewellery made from?
Precious metals
A person whose job is making cloth and other materials (= making them by crossing threads over and under each other)
A weaver