爱尔兰历史(英文).pptVIP

History Prehistory The first wave of arrivers The earliest settlers—hunters arrived around 7000BC in the middle Stone Age period. Rival colonialists of the Neolithic, farmers who raised animals and cultivated the soil, reached Ireland around 3000BC. Prospectors and metalworkers arrived around 2000BC. The second wave of arrivers They reached Ireland around 1200BC. They built on the achievements of the present inhabitants, producing more sophisticated weapons and artifacts. They also developed a distinctive kind of settlements. The Celts（凯尔特人） The Celts had long dominated central and western Eu