Starter quiz
- Starting with the earliest, put the time eras in order.
- 1⇔Stone Age
- 2⇔Bronze Age
- 3⇔Iron Age
- Match the material that tools and weapons were made from to the correct era.
- Stone⇔Stone Age ✓
- Bronze⇔Bronze Age ✓
- Iron⇔Iron Age ✓
- In which era did people build and live in hillforts?
- Stone Age
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age ✓
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- Iron is ______ than bronze.
- 'stronger' ✓
- During the Bronze Age people were...
- bricklayers
- hunter-gatherers
- farmers ✓
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- What is wattle and daub?
- material for building walls ✓
- tools for manufacting bronze
- a method for making clothing
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Exit quiz
- What was the same about settlements in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age?
- the size of the settlements
- the location of the settlements
- the type of houses within the settlement ✓
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- Match the type of settlement to the correct era.
- Stone Age⇔temporary campsites ✓
- Bronze Age⇔small farm settlements ✓
- Iron Age⇔hillforts ✓
- Metal farm tools were used in both the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. What was the difference between the tools used?
- The tools in the Iron Age were stronger. ✓
- The tools in the Iron Age were more effective. ✓
- The tools in the Iron Age were less effective.
- The tools in the Iron Age were weaker.
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- In which era did farmers begin producing surplus crops that they could trade?
- Stone Age
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age ✓
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Art styles were different during the Bronze Age and Iron Age. Match the style to the correct era.- Bronze Age⇔Straight line markings to decorate pots ✓
- Iron Age⇔Celtic patterns that were geometric and used curved lines ✓
- As different tribes developed in the Iron Age, conflicts between people became ______.
- more common ✓
- less common
- very rare
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Key learning points
- Settlements were often very different e.g. Bronze Age farming communities vs Iron Age hillforts.
- Wattle and daub roundhouses occurred in both; farming tools were used in both but were more effective in the Iron Age.
- Art styles changed from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age but metalworking was important in both periods.
- Conflict between groups of people seems to have become more common in the Iron Age as distinct tribes developed.
- A good description of the similarities and differences will use knowledge from across this unit.
Common misconception
The changes between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age happened instantly.
Explain that the changes between the Bronze Age and Iron Age happened gradually over time.
Keywords
Settlement - a settlement is a place where people have settled to live and work
Beaker people - Beaker people were a group of people from Europe known for their clay pottery; they came to Britain during the Bronze Age
Metalwork - metalwork is the process of creating items from metal
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