Starter quiz
- Where does the Stone Age get its name from?
- The material used for building houses
- The material used for clothing
- The material used for tools ✓
- The material used for farming
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- How many sections is the Stone Age divided into?
- Two
- Three ✓
- Four
- Five
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- Starting with the earliest, put these periods of time into the correct order.
- 1⇔Paleolithic Era
- 2⇔Mesolithic Era
- 3⇔Neolithic Era
- Which foods would hunter-gatherers eat?
- wild animals ✓
- wild berries ✓
- fresh bread
- thin-crust pizza
- tropical fruits
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- Where did early humans get their food from in the Early Stone Age?
- farms
- shops
- the wild ✓
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- Another name for the Paleolithic Era is the ...
- 'Early Stone Age ' ✓
Exit quiz
- How many years ago did the Mesolithic Era begin in Britain?
- Approximately 2,000,000 years ago
- Approximately 12,000 years ago ✓
- Approximately 4,000 years ago
- Approximately 2,000 years ago
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- What caused Britain to become an island?
- Sea levels rose due to the melting ice sheets at the end of the last Ice Age ✓
- A piece of land floated away from the mainland at the end of the last Ice Age
- A big disagreement amongst the people in Britain and on the mainland
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- Which things did hunter-gatherers need to survive in the Mesolithic Era?
- wild animals ✓
- wild berries and nuts ✓
- flint to make tools ✓
- vehicles to travel
- houses made from brick
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- Mesolithic people most likely set up temporary settlements and moved around. Why do archaeologists think they moved around?
- To find food ✓
- To find friends
- To explore the land
- To find homes
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- The Mesolithic Era is also called ...
- 'The Middle Stone Age ' ✓
- Archaeologists discovered evidence of a Mesolithic shelter in Howick on the Northumbrian coast in Britain. They made a replica. What shape do archaeologists believe the shelter was?
- circular ✓
- square
- rectangular
- hexagonal
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Key learning points
- The Mesolithic Era began around 12,000 years ago.
- Britain was attached to the mainland but sea levels rose making it an island, reducing contact with the rest of Europe.
- The first evidence for houses in Britain and Ireland comes from the Mesolithic Era; a lot of evidence is from campsites.
- Mesolithic people hunted wild animals, fished and gathered wild plants, likely moving camps in different seasons.
- Howick house is called ‘Britain’s oldest house’ with its remains suggesting it was built c.7600 years ago.
Common misconception
That a campsite is used for holidays.
Discuss the difference between campsites in the Mesolithic Era and a campsite today to highlight the differences.
Keywords
Mesolithic era - the Mesolithic Era was the middle period of the Stone Age
Settlement - a settlement is place where people come to live in
Campsite - a group of temporary shelters is called a campsite
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