Ancient Ireland

Question 1

What are the 3 stages of the Stone Age

Answer 1

Palaeolithic , Mesolithic and Neolithic

Question 2

Time of palaeolithic period?

Answer 2

2,500,000 BC - 8000 BC

Question 3

What happened in the palaeolithic period ?

Answer 3

Nothing happened because Ireland was covered in ice so nothing lived either

Question 4

Time of the Mesolithic period?

Answer 4

8000 BC - 3500 BC

Question 5

How was Ireland ?

Answer 5

Covered in dense forest

Question 6

Form of traveling?

Answer 6

Carved out tree trunks as “boats”

Question 7

Evidence of settlement ?

Answer 7

Mount sandal Co. Derry ( found nuts and bones etc )

Question 8

What type of people were the Mesolithic ones ?

Answer 8

Hunter - gatherers ( hunted animals gathered nuts and berries)

Question 9

What were micro-liths?

Answer 9

Pieces of flint used to make spears

Question 10

What were the houses like in the M period?

Answer 10

They were huts a bit like American tee-pee’s ( they cooked INSIDE the house )

Question 11

Times of the Neolithic period?

Answer 11

3500 BC- 2000 BC