How bronze changed life in Britain 

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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.

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

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What is a buried collection of artefacts called?

What happened to the size of the population of Britain during the Bronze Age?

Why was bronze better for making tools than stone?

Agriculture is the process of __________.

It was chopped down to make space to grow food.

It was chopped down to build towns and cities.

What happened to the much of the wildwood during the Bronze Age?

When did the Bronze Age begin in Britain?

What material did people begin making objects from in the Bronze Age?

__________ is made by melding together copper and tin?

Starting with the first stage, put the stages of making bronze objects into the correct order.

The process of heating up ores to extract the metal is called __________.

The process of mixing two metals together is called __________.

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