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History Chapter 3
The Mesolithic Period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What tools and weapons did the Stone Age people use? | They were made from stone. |
| Name a Mesolithic site in Ireland. | Mount Sandal. |
| What were their houses made of? | Light branches of trees - saplings. Covered by skins, grass leaves or bushes. |
| What was the hearth? | It was the fireplace in the centre. |
| What type of people were the Mesolithic people? | They were hunter gatherers. |
| What did they hunt? | Animals, boar, birds, pigeon. They caught salmon and trout. They also gathered berries and hazelnuts. |
| What did they cook their food on? | They cooked their food on spits. |
| When the food ran out what did they do? | They moved to another place. |
| What type of work did they do? | They hunted and fished using spears and arrows. The spears had sharp flintstones. |
| What were their clothes made from? | Animal skins. |
| How were their clothes sown together? | With bone needles. |