an ard plough was an iron tool used by Iron Age farmers to create lines in the soil for planting seeds

a sickle was an iron tool used by Iron Age farmers to cut crops when they were ready to harvest

forest or woodland areas growing naturally are called wildwood

if an area is enclosed it is surrounded by a wall or fence

Changing agriculture in Britain during the Iron Age

History

The first use of bronze

How bronze changed life in Britain

The beginning of the Iron Age

Changing settlements and trade in Iron Age Britain

Comparing and contrasting Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain

In 'Bronze and Iron Age Britain: how did life change during this time?' pupils examine the archaeological record with a focus on the changes brought about by the Bronze and Iron Ages. In ’Ancient Egypt: what stayed the same across 3,000 years?’ pupils are introduced to their first Bronze Age civilisation in order to gain familiarity with this concept.

In 'Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?' pupils have learnt about how the archaeological record informs what we know about Stone Age Britain. In 'Bronze and Iron Age Britain: how did life change during this time?' pupils examine the archaeological record with a focus on the changes brought about by the Bronze and Iron Ages.

This unit analyses how life changed in Britain between the Bronze and Iron Ages. It examines how the use of bronze changed life in Britain and how agriculture, settlement, and trade changed further in the Iron Age. Life in the two periods is compared and contrasted.

Bronze and Iron Age Britain: how did life change during this time?

A tool used to push through the soil to create a line for planting seeds in the Iron Age is called...

What was the iron sickle used for in the Iron Age?

Iron tools made completing farming tasks {{ }} and ...

What tool did Iron Age farmers use to cut down wildwood?

an area surrounded by a fence, ditch or wall

forest or woodland areas growing naturally

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Iron tools made farming easier and more successful

More land was needed for crops and animals

Iron Age farmers chopped down the wildwood

Iron Age farmers began to enclose their land and settlements

Order the changes to farming during the Iron Age.

The Iron Age began when people started to use {{ }} to make tools and weapons. 

What were the people inhabiting Britain during the Iron Age called? 

The Celts living in Britain during the Iron Age were mostly ...

a period in history when people used iron

groups of people living in Britian and Europe during the Iron Age

a group of people living and working together

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Starter Quiz

Which era is the Iron Age part of?