The discovery of Lindow Man

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Celtic art, the Snettisham Great Torc and the Battersea Shield

The Wetwang chariot and Celtic warfare

The women of Iron Age Britain

Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world

What historians have learnt about Iron Age Britain

In ‘Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?’ pupils are invited to contrast their strong understanding of early civilisations with Iron Age Britain. In ‘Ancient Greek civilisation: what do we know about ancient Greece?’ pupils are able to apply their understanding of these places to Bronze Age Greece.

In ‘The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang’ pupils were encouraged to develop their understanding of the concept of civilisation. In ‘Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?’ pupils are now invited to contrast their strong understanding of early civilisations with Iron Age Britain.

In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of sources and evidence by examining the artefacts that remain from Iron Age Britain. They will learn about Celtic art, Iron Age women, and Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world.

Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?

the Celts were groups of Iron Age people in Europe who shared similar languages and culture

a popular later style of Celtic art which uses curves, swirls and leafy patterns is called La Tène

a torc is a large solid ring worn around the neck

a chariot was a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses and used in ancient warfare

the hard skeleton of a type of tiny sea animal is called coral

the Romans were a group of people from Italy that took over lots of land across Europe, Africa and the Middle East

a brave and strong person who fights is a warrior

a group of families that live together with the same beliefs and culture is called a tribe

to receive something from someone when they die is to inherit it

Gaul was an ancient region of Europe which included modern France and parts of the countries around it

objects that are expensive and not a necessity are described as luxury goods

when coins are made they are said to be minted

someone who discovers and researches items that remain from the past is an archaeologist

an artefact is an item from the past made by humans

something that remains from the past, which archaeologists and historians ask questions of is called a source

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