Celebration Day 2023: STEM and Prehistory

Why is this period called prehistory?

• ...because we know nothing about it.

• ...because it's before people started writing.

• ...because people lived in tents.

• ...because people lived in caves.

Which of these periods came first?

• Bronze Age

• Stone Age

• Age of Metals

• The Romans

Why is it called Stone Age?

• Most of the things they had were made of stone.

• Most of the things they had were made of metals.

• Most of the things they had were made of wood.

Probably the first people who lived on Malta came from .......

• Sicily

• Libya

• Tunisia

• France

Why do you think they used wood to make their boats?

• ...because wood is very strong.

• ...because they liked to cut trees.

• ...because wood floats on water.

• ...because wood burns quickly.

What materials were their clothes made of?

• cotton and soft wood

• leather and wool

• soft wood and velvet

• velvet and cotton

Where did the first people live?

• in houses

• in tents

• in flats

• in caves

What did they use to cook and keep themselves warm?

• electric heaters

• gas heaters

• fire

• cookers

Which invention made it easier to carry the big stones needed to build the temples?

• fire

• the wheel

• cranes

The biggest stone in Ħaġar Qim is about 10m high and 3m wide. What is the area of this stone?

• 10 metres squared

• 30 metres squared

• 50 metres squared

• 100 metres squared