History · Year 3

From Caves to Hillforts: Stone Age to Iron Age Britain

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PeriodDates (approx.)Key MaterialWay of Life
Stone Age800,000 BC – 2,500 BCFlint and stoneHunter-gatherers, then early farmers
Bronze Age2,500 BC – 800 BCBronze (copper + tin)Farmers, traders, burial mounds
Iron Age800 BC – 43 ADIronHillforts, tribes, skilled craftspeople
The Three Prehistoric Periods at a Glance

🧩 Can you put these prehistoric periods in the correct order, from oldest to most recent? Drag them into the right sequence! ⏳

  1. Bronze Age
  2. Stone Age
  3. Iron Age

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🗂️ Sort each fact into the correct prehistoric period. Was it Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? 🗂️

  • Hunter-gatherers followed herds of animals

  • Skara Brae village was built from stone

  • Copper and tin were mixed to make tools

  • Dead were buried in round mounds called barrows

  • People lived in hillforts protected by earth banks

  • Iron ploughs helped farmers grow more food

✍️ Complete the sentences using the words in the word bank. 📝

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The more than 800,000 , but the only in about 2,000 ago. That are about 400 than the the ! is to when the get that big. ⏰

Quiz time! 📝

From Caves to Hillforts — What Have You Learned?

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