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Question 31-34
31. According to the speaker,it is not clear
when the farming economy was introduced to Ireland.
why people began to farm in Ireland.
where the early Irish farmers came from.
32. What point does the speaker make about breeding animals in Neolithic Ireland?
The numbers must have been above a certain level.
They were under threat from wild animals.
Some species died out during this period.
33. What does the speaker say about the transportationg of animals?
Livestock would have limited the distance the farmers could sail.
Neolitic boats were too primitive to have been used.
Probably only a few breeding animals were imported.
34. What is the main evidence for cereal crops in Neolithic Ireland?
the remains of burnt grains in pots
the marks left on pots by grains
the patterns painted on the surface of pots
Question 35-40
Ploughs could either have been pulled by or by cattle.
● The farmers needed homes which were permanent dwellings.
In the final stages of axe-making, and were necessary for grinding and polishing.
Irish axes were exported from Ireland to and England.
● The colonisers used clay to make pots.
The of the pots was often polished to make them watertight.
Clay from areas was generally used.
Decoration was only put around the of the earliest pots.
