What was life like in a Neolithic settlement?
In this lesson we will learn all about Skara Brae, one of the best preserved Neolithic settlements in Britain. Studying the settlement will help to give us clues about how Neolithic humans lived.
What was life like in a Neolithic settlement?
In this lesson we will learn all about Skara Brae, one of the best preserved Neolithic settlements in Britain. Studying the settlement will help to give us clues about how Neolithic humans lived.
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Key learning points
- What a nomadic lifestyle was.
- The impact on people of building permanent homes.
- A case study of Skara Brae.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is the name given to someone who finds and studies artefacts from the past?
Geneticist
Palaeontologist
Scientist
Q2.
Which of these is not a weapon used during the Stone Age?
Axe
Bow and arrow
Spear
Q3.
Which of these animals is now extinct?
Elk
Rhinoceros
Turtles
Q4.
Humans began to make pottery during which period?
Mesolithic era
Palaeolithic era
Q5.
Which of these early humans do scientists believe was the first to make and use stone tools?
Homo erectus
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo sapiens
Neanderthals
5 Questions
Q1.
When was Skara Brae discovered?
1850 BCE
5,000 years ago
Q2.
Until about 12,000 years ago, Britain was connected to the rest of European mainland by a land bridge.
False
Q3.
When did Homo sapiens first evolve?
Around 2.5 million years ago
Around 60,000 years ago
Around 65 million years ago
Q4.
There were no musical instruments during the Mesolithic era.
True
Q5.
Which of these was discovered at Skara Brae? Choose Three.
Books containing writing
Thatched roofs made from straw.