Celts Flashcards

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What was the Brehan law

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The law made by the judge that the Celtic people had to follow

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What was the Celtic society

Name it

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It was the table of who was the most important to who was the least important

Rí 
Warriors 
Aos dána
Farmers and slaves
Women
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What was a tuath

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Small kingdoms

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Around how many tuath so was there in ireland

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150

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Who were the derbhfine

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The royal family

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Who was they aos dána made up of

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Skilled people

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Who were the druid

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Priests

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Who were the filís

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Poets and story writers

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Who were the bards

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Musicians

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What houses/dwelling places did they have

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Raths
Crannóg
Hill forts
Promontory forts

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What was a cashel

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Stone rath

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What was a soutlerrains

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An under ground passage

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What did the celts wear

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Lèine and crois around the waist

In the winter they wore brats

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What was ogham

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It was the first form of writing in Ireland

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Did they believe in after life

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Yes

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15
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Did they have burial tombs

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No they cremated them and buried them in the ground.

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What was their religion

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They believed in many different gods

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What do Celtic artefacts tell us about the celts

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They were skilled

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Name two sources that give us information about the celts

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Roman and Greek writers

Houses and burial tombs

19
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What was the role of a woman in the Celtic society

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Very little power

20
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Name two important Celtic festivals

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Samhain and lunasa

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Why was cattle important to the celts

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Because wealth was measured in cattle

22
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What were the names of the houses they had

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Rath
Crannóg
Hill fort
Promontory fort