Celts Flashcards
Where did the celts come from in Europe
Hallstatt in Austria and la téne in Switzerland
Where do we get our info about the celts
The Romans
What was a tuath
Celtic ireland was divided Ito small kingdoms people who lived there are called tuaths
Name the types of people in Celtic society
Warriors rí queens judges doctors filí and bards
Who were aos dána
Judges bards filís/ poets doctors crafts people Druids
Woman in Celtic Ireland
They could be warriors divorce was common they had little power they usually were not a member of the noble class noble women could own property
4 types of Celtic settlement describe 1
Crannógs,raths,hillforts,promontory forts
Raths were forts enclosed by circular dithers or mounds of earth usually built with timber
Describe farming in Celtic Ireland
Farmers were the biggest group the tuath they rented land from the warriors planted crops and looked after animals the whole tuath depending on them to supply food
What did the celts wear
When the celts were fighting they wore nothing but when they were not fighting they wore clothes made from linen and wool rich men wore knee length linen tunic called léine
Men and women wore linen cloaks
Rich people’s clothes were died in bright colours they wore make up
2 types of Celtic gods
Lugh God of war
An dagda chief God and God of after life
What is a Druid
A Druid Is like a priest they wore a white robe training took up to 20 years
Know what of ham stone looked like
They were standing and they had ohagm writing on them
