Geography
What are the first three things people will need to survive in the village?
shelter, food and water
What did the Neolithic people use to bury their dead?
long barrows
What animals do people from a mountain village keep?
cows
The name of the days that bring you an equal amount of day and night.
equinox
Where did the majority of the stones from Stonehenge come from?
local, quarried about 40 km away
What is a village?
a place where a group of people have made their homes close together.
The names of the days which gives you the longest day of the year and the shortest day of the year?
summer solstice and winter solstice
How many percentage of people live in towns and cities and how many live in villages (the countryside)?
villages 44%, towns and cities 56%
In the stone circles, each stone weighs approximately how many tonnes?
How many people would it have taken to drag each stone?
200 people
How do people from a lake village make a living and how are the houses built?
They make their living from fishing and selling fish in the market. The houses are built on stilts to keep the village safe from floods.
How many burials does the West Kennet long barrow contain?
46 burials
Why don't all villages look the same?
because of the different landscape and the climate
How long is West Kennet and when was it built?
Name one of the criteria that Ian Dawson uses to decide if something is significant.
Your answer
Southeast England
What do some historians suggest the stone circles were used as to predict what events?
a calendar to predict solar and lunar events
Name 4 structures you may see in a village.
shop, house, school, hotel, restaurant, farmhouse
How high is each stone from Stonehenge?
about 4 meters
How long is the road tunnel underneath Stonehenge and why was it built?
3 kilometers, to reduce traffic on the main road
Why are some villages becoming larger?
Some villages are becoming larger as people from towns and cities move to the countryside.
Why did people from all across the country come to Stonehenge?
They believed they could be cured of their illnesses
In which continents are the countries Burkina Faso, Myanmar, and Switzerland located?
Africa, Asia, Europe
What do the historians suggest the long barrows were used for? Name three.
meeting places to settle disputes, arrange marriages, and hold feasts
How long was the Durrington Walls village occupied and was it occupied the whole year (if so, specifically what part of the year?)
40 years, part of the year (winter)