📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History
Which TWO statements are true about the first people to live in Britain?
Correct answers: They were hunter-gatherers.; They built impressive monuments like Stonehenge.
✓ They were hunter-gatherers.
B They established large, permanent cities across the land.
✓ They built impressive monuments like Stonehenge.
D They arrived after Britain had separated from the continent.
💡 Explanation
The paragraph states that the first people were hunter-gatherers and that they built monuments such as Stonehenge.
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
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.
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