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Roman
V. Iron Age House
Comparison Sheet
This sheet shows a two
ancient houses: one Iron Age Celtic and one Roman. You are asked
what differences you can see between the two.
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Roundhouse
Interior Sheet Stick
together the two halves of the Iron Age Roundhouse, then cut out
and use the pictures of the inside activities to complete the
picture. You can even draw in a few extras yourself. Three page
sheet. Not available as a free
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Broch
Sheet
This sheet shows a
cross-section through an Iron Age broch, a type of tower-house
found only in Northern Scotland; but the house is empty. Draw in
some people, their possessions and their animals on all the
floors.
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Iron
Age Bread & Grain Sheet
Everything you ever
needed to know about growing & storing grain and making
bread in the Iron Age; but can you work it all out? |
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Iron
Age Craftsmen Sheet
This sheet shows the four
Iron Age craftsmen. You are asked to name the type of craftsmen
they are and say what they are doing. |
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Iron
Age Hillforts Sheet
This two-page sheet shows
the plan of a typical hillfort (at Danebury in Hampshire) and
asks you to identify what
went on in different areas. Cut out the picture roundels and
stick them in the right place.
Not available as a free
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Celtic
Tribes & Chiefs Sheet
This logic problem
double-page sheet shows Celtic Iron Age monarchs and their
British tribes, but who rules over which tribe? Read what they
say to work it out.
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Naked Celtic Warrior
Sheet
This sheet shows a naked
Celtic warrior, as described in Roman sources; but why would
soldiers not get dressed to go into battle? Use the suggestions
of areas to think about and fill in the advantages and
disadvantages.
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Warrior
Finger Puppets Sheet
With this easy-to-use
cut-out sheet, make six of your very own finger puppets of iron
age warriors.
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Iron
Age Infantry & Celtic Cavalry Sheet
Examine the picture from
the famous work of Celtic art, the 'Gundestrup Cauldron'. What
does it tell us about Iron Age soldiers in Britain? Answer the
questions and write some descriptions with the help of the
multi-activity sheet.
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Iron
Age Chariot Sheet
This sheet shows an Iron Age
chariot, complete with horses and warriors. You must draw Celtic
patterns on the shield and then answer some questions about the
horses and what the warrior is wearing.
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Head
Hunting Sheet
Lots of information about
head-hunting in this multi-activity sheet. Answer the questions,
give explanations, count the heads and find the two identical
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Warriors
Comparison Sheet
This sheet shows an Iron
Age Celtic warrior and a Roman soldier and asks you to look for
differences between what they are wearing.
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Branwen
Story Sheet
This sheet shows a
cartoon strip telling the story of Branwen and her brother,
Bendigeidfran, King of Britain. The speech bubbles, however, are
blank and you must fill in what the characters are saying. You
could also cut up the six pictures prior to presenting them to
those doing the activity and ask them to put them in the correct
order. Includes Story.
Not available as a free
sample.
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Cassivellaunus
Sheet
Cassivellaunus was the
famous King of the Catuvellauni tribe who fought the army of
Julius Caesar when it invaded in 54 bc. Read what happened in
Caesar's own words. Then answer all the multiple choice
questions in this two-page comprehension sheet.
Not available as a free
sample.
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Druids
Sheet
There are lots of
questions to answer and boxes to tick on this multi-activity
sheet that makes you think about what you know about the druids
and their connections with Christmas. |
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Human
Sacrifice Spot the Difference Sheet
Here are two pictures of
the three types of human sacrifice practiced by the druids; but
one picture is slightly different from the other. Can you spot
the twelve changes? |
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Celtic
Gods Sheet
Read the descriptions of
the named gods. Then identify which picture shows which god and
write in his name.
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Celtic
Goddesses Sheet
Read the descriptions of
the named goddesses. Then identify which picture shows which
goddess and write in her name.
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What
happened to All the Iron Age Bodies Sheet
There has always been a
mystery surrounding Iron Age Burials in Britain: Because there
weren't many. So what happened to all the bodies? Use this sheet
to found out some of the most popular suggestions. Show your
knowledge of scavenging animals, identify the story connection
and fill in the speech bubbles for the bones collectors.
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Trading Sheet
This multi-activity sheet
encourages you to think about trading with the Continent in Iron
Age times. Answer some questions, choose some options and do
some drawing.
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Drawing
Celtic Patterns Sheet
The Celts had a very
distinctive style of art which always looks rather complicated.
This sheet takes you through six steps to make it easy to draw
simple Celtic patterns any time you like.
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Decorate
a Celtic Mirror Sheet
Rich Celtic ladies used
bronze mirrors to help themselves look good. Use this
half-decorated mirror-back to help you practice 'mirror images'
and Celtic patterns.
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Draw
the Buried Treasure Sheet
Many Iron Age hoards of
treasure have been found in Britain. Use this sheet to draw in
your own dream treasure from this time. Then have a think about
why someone might have hidden it back then.
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Celtic
Animals Sheet
Iron Age Celtic art was
very stylised, so it is sometimes difficult to tell what animals
were meant to be. Here are Celtic animals discovered across
Britain, but what are they?
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Make
your own Celtic Collar Sheet
This two page sheet gives
you all the parts you need to cut out and make your very own
Celtic collar, not unlike the popular Celtic torc. Comes with
full instructions. Based on the Stichill Collar from
Roxburghshire.
Not available as a free
sample.
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Celtic
& Roman Stuff Sheet
This sheet shows pictures
of lots of items that would be familiar to Romans and lots of
items that would be familiar to Iron Age Celts. Identify each
group of items and colour them in two different colours.
Includes teachers' notes.
Not available as a free
sample.
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