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Which TWO statements about the Iron Age in Britain are correct?
- ✓People lived in roundhouses and built hill forts for defence
- ○Writing was widely used by all levels of society
- ✓Druids served as priests, teachers, and judges in Celtic society
- ○The wheel was unknown in Britain during this period
Correct answer
People lived in roundhouses and built hill forts for defence, Druids served as priests, teachers, and judges in Celtic society
During the Iron Age, Celtic Britons built defensive hill forts and lived in roundhouses, while Druids held important roles as religious and judicial leaders in their society.
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