LIFE IN PREHISTORIC TIMES - THE ARRIVAL OF STONE-AGE PEOPLE IN PRE-HISTORIC TIMES - SHAPES, FORMS, TOOLS AND METHODS USED BY NEOLITHIC TEMPLE BUILDERS - THE MEGALITHIC TEMPLES OF HAGAR QIM AND IMNAJDRA - THE HYPOGEUM OF HAL SAFLIENI - THE MEGALITHIC TEMPLES OF HAL TARXIEN - OTHER "SECONDARY" MEGALITHIC TEMPLE REMAINS
 

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SHAPES, FORMS, TOOLS AND METHODS USED BY NEOLITHIC TEMPLE BUILDERS

1). Megaliths are _____________ ___________________.

2). Could flint be found in Malta? If not, from where was it brought? What evidence does this give us?

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3). The Neolithic builders broke off the megaliths by _________________________________________

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4). Why were the rollers exchanged with stone balls? __________________________

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5). What did they usually do with the stone balls after they used them for transporting the megaliths?

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6). The early Maltese adored The _____________who was the goddess of _________

7). What is a Trilithon Entrance? _________________________________________________________

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8). Explain the difference between a Dolmen and a Menhir. _____________________________________________

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9). The temple builders developed the temples' interior design from that of the burial chambers found at _____________in

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10) Later temples had their interior design in the form of The _________________________________.

11) Why do we think the population was growing fast? _______________________________________

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12) The early Maltese were the first people in the world to

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13) On a separate foolscap and in not less than 5 lines say why do you think did the Neolithic people feel the need to build temples.


1.Ghar Dalam & Skorba - 2.The arrival of Pre-Historic people in Malta - 3.Neolithic life in Malta - 4.The temple construction 5. The Shape of the Temples - 6. The Location of the major Temples - 7.Ta' Hagrat Temple - 8.Ggantija Temple - 9.Hagar Qim Temple 10. Imnajdra Temple - 11. The Hypogeum - 12. Tarxien Temples - 13. Borg in-Nadur Temple - 14. Other minor Megalithic Temple remains 15. Frequently Asked Questions - 16.Worksheets - 17.The Young Historians - 18.Bibliography - 19.Links