📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History
When did the Bronze Age begin in Britain?
Correct answer: About 2,000 BC
A About 4,000 BC
✓ About 2,000 BC
C About 800 BC
D About 500 BC
💡 Explanation
The Bronze Age began around 2,000 BC when people learned to make tools from bronze.
Key facts to remember
- First people were hunter-gatherers in the Stone Age
- Skara Brae on Orkney is one of the oldest known settlements (~5,000 years)
- Stonehenge was built during this period
- Bronze Age began ~2,000 BC
- Iron Age began ~800 BC
- Iron Age people lived in hill forts and spoke Celtic languages
Why this is the answer
From the official Life in the UK study material — 3.1.1 Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age:
The first people to live in Britain were hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Stone Age, when Britain was still connected to the continent by a land bridge. The earliest known settlement is Skara Brae on Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, which dates back about 5,000 years. These early people built monuments such as Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
The Bronze Age began around 2,000 BC when people learned to make tools and weapons from bronze. This was followed by the Iron Age, around 800 BC, when iron replaced bronze for tools and weapons. During the Iron Age, the people of Britain lived in hill forts and were organised into tribal groups. The language they spoke was part of the Celtic language family.
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