Bronze
What two metals is bronze a mix of?
Copper and tin
What shapes were the huts they built?
Circular or rectangular
Name the type of tomb with a sloping stone on top
Wedge Tomb
What was connected/fixed to stones to make tools?
Rope or wooden handles
The Bronze Age marked the end of what time period?
The Stone Age
A mix of two metals is called…..
An alloy
What is the name of the style of house they built?
Crannógs
What was the name of the top stone on a tomb?
Capstone
What tools were used to crush copper ore?
Stone hammers, anvils, grinding stones
What was the name of the type of pottery brought around the beginning of the Bronze Age?
Beaker pottery
Why was bronze a better material than stone?
It was stronger and more durable
What allowed archaeologists to work out the diets of Bronze Age people?
Cattle, pig and sheep bones
What was the horizontal standing stone most probably used for?
An altar
What material was used for arrowheads?
Flint
Approximately when did the Bronze Age begin?
2500 BC
What is the name of a job that is now more common during the Bronze Age?
Blacksmith or miner
What fabric was Bronze Age clothes made from?
Wool and linen
What was the new burial practice in the Bronze Age?
Cist graves
What was used as shovels in the mines?
Cattle shoulder bones
Name the place in Ireland where there was a Bronze Age temple discovered?
The Hill of Tara
What time period came after the Bronze Age?
The Iron Age
Where did the Irish source their tin?
Cornwall
Why were people buried with their belongings?
They believed in an afterlife
After the rocks were gathered and heated they were hit with stone hammers called……
Cobble hammers
What is the process of heating metal called?
Smelting