Unit 1: Stone Age,

Bronze Age, and

Iron Age
Lesson 3: What was life
like in Bronze Age Britain?

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 Lesson 3: Knowledge quiz
Retrieval
1. Tick the picture of Martin Luther King.

2.Martin Luther King was the leader of…

3. Prehistory means before…

Picture evidence written evidence
4. Because people moved around less, they needed __________ homes.
temporary (short-term) permanent (long-term)

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 Lesson 3: Knowledge quiz
Retrieval
1. Tick the picture of Martin Luther King.

2.Martin Luther King was the leader of…

3. Prehistory means before…

Picture evidence written evidence
4. Because people moved around less, they needed __________ homes.
temporary (short-term) permanent (long-term)

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 Enquiry question
How did life change for people living in
the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages?

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 Learning journey
How do artefacts inform us What was life like in Iron
1 4 Age Britain?
about prehistory in Britain?

What does Stonehenge tell

How did life change during
2 the Stone Age in Britain?
5 us about prehistoric
Britain?

What was life like in How did prehistoric beliefs

3 6
Bronze Age Britain? and rituals change?

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 Lesson 3: Lesson statement
In this lesson we will learn when the
Bronze Age was and how it was different
to the Stone Age.

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 Lesson 3: Key term
The key term for this lesson is trade.
Trade is when people buy and sell things.

Talk partner

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 Lesson 3: Key knowledge
What was life like in Bronze Age Britain?

Key knowledge Key vocabulary

• The Bronze Age followed the Stone Age and began • bronze
over 4,000 years ago. • community
• In the Bronze Age, people learnt how to make new • conflict
objects from bronze and • goods
other metals. • trade
• Some people became wealthy for the
first time.
• There was conflict between groups of
people because of wealth.

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 Lesson 3: Talk task
These artefacts are made What do you think bronze is?
from bronze.

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 Lesson 3: Read
When was the Bronze Age?

In Britain, the Bronze Age followed the Neolithic period of the Stone
Age. It lasted for around 1,250 years. The timeline below should help
you remember what time period we are looking at.

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 Lesson 3: Read
Why is it called the Bronze Age?
During the Bronze Age, people discovered that
some rocks had metal inside them. They also learnt
how to extract (take out) the metals, melt them
down, and shape them into objects or tools they
could use.
One of these metals was bronze. Bronze was much
stronger than other metals and easier to shape. It
was very useful for making tools and weapons.

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 Lesson 3: Investigation
Analysing sources
Artefacts Made of bronze? Made in the
Bronze Age?

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 Lesson 3: Answers
Analysing sources
Artefacts Made of bronze? Made in the
Bronze Age?

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 Lesson 3: Investigation
Analysing a source: Mold Cape

 Made from a single sheet of

gold
 Originally decorated with
amber beads and a leather
lining
 Buried with a set of human
remains that are thought to be
female
 Small size: perhaps fitted a
teenager
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 Lesson 3: Investigation
Analysing a source: Must Farm discovery

 Made of wood (probably

alder)
 Well-made and sturdy
 Would have been used on
an ox-drawn cart

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 Lesson 3: Investigation
Analysing a source: Axe head

 A bronze axe-head
 Once attached to a
wooden handle
 Used during the Bronze
Age
 Made and used by a
human
 Used for hunting,
chopping and battle.

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 Lesson 3: Read
What was it like to live in Bronze Age Britain?

Bronze was rare because it was harder to

make than other metals. This made it
valuable.
People started to use objects like bronze
jewellery to show their wealth. Some
people became richer than others, and this
led
to fighting.

Groups started to attack each other to try to take their wealth and land. There
were more conflicts between people.

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 Lesson 3: Read
What was it like to live in Bronze Age Britain?
Communities began to build protective walls around
their villages. The people farmed in the fields outside, but
lived behind the walls.
Houses were still mostly made from wattle
and daub but they were often round, rather than
rectangular.
As people grew wealthier, they traded objects like
jewellery. People needed to transport their goods to trade
them. In the Stone Age, people could only walk to places.
In Bronze Age Britain people started riding horses to
travel further and faster. They used carts with wheels,
which allowed them to carry goods.

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 Lesson 3: Investigation
How does trading work?
Get into groups of six.
Your teacher will give you a card which contains a bronze age item to
trade.
You have five minutes to swap your card with others in your group.
You can swap your card as many times as you want to. When you are
happy with your item, stop.

Task
Why did you trade your items? Are you happy
with your final item? Why? Why not?

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 Lesson 3: Investigation
How does trading work?

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 Lesson 3: Write
Challenge.

Why do you think people in the Bronze Age traded items?

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