Rituals & Stonehenge
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 1.3.2
Rituals & Stonehenge
Stone circles
- People in the Stone Age and the Bronze Age built stone circles.
- Stone circles were made with big standing stones.
- Stonehenge is a famous stone circle from this time.
Stonehenge
- Stonehenge was built over 4,500 years ago in today's Wiltshire, England.
- People used Stonehenge for rituals and ceremonies.
- Stonehenge shows the skill and teamwork of prehistoric people.
Rituals
- Rituals were events to connect with nature or gods.
- People took part in special rituals in the stone circles.
- People buried important items like tools and jewellery with the dead.
- Burial mounds called barrows were common.
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