Celts Flashcards

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Where did the celts come from in Europe

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Hallstatt in Austria and la téne in Switzerland

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Where do we get our info about the celts

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The Romans

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What was a tuath

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Celtic ireland was divided Ito small kingdoms people who lived there are called tuaths

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Name the types of people in Celtic society

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Warriors rí queens judges doctors filí and bards

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Who were aos dána

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Judges bards filís/ poets doctors crafts people Druids

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Woman in Celtic Ireland

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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

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4 types of Celtic settlement describe 1

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Crannógs,raths,hillforts,promontory forts

Raths were forts enclosed by circular dithers or mounds of earth usually built with timber

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Describe farming in Celtic Ireland

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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

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What did the celts wear

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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

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2 types of Celtic gods

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Lugh God of war

An dagda chief God and God of after life

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What is a Druid

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A Druid Is like a priest they wore a white robe training took up to 20 years

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Know what of ham stone looked like

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They were standing and they had ohagm writing on them

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