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Which was most common

Tin or iron

A

Iron was more common

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When was iron discovered

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700bc

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What year did the celts start to control Ireland

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650 BC

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Where were the Celts come from originally come from

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Europe

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4
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Did the celts all have the same king

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No

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5
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Did the celts influence others

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Yes

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6
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Name five places they influenced

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Ireland
Britain
France 
Spanish 
Turkey
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7
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Did they leave any written account

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No they didn’t

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8
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Name two groups the celts traded and fought with

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Romans

Greeks

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9
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Name four thing that would classify a Celt

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Blonde hair
White/pale skin
Tall
Nice clothes

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10
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Did archaeologists find any iron objects

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Yes the found many

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11
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Were the celts good metal workers

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Yes the were amazing metal workers

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12
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What did the celts make

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Weapons and beautiful jewellery

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13
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What is Ogham

A

Ogham is their very simple alphabet

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14
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Name 1 thing the celts left

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They left a number of inscriptions on standing stones

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15
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Why did the keep noches

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They kept noches to keep record of the person who was buried there

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Name two things that the Greeks and the Romans said about the celts

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They were war like people

They really cared about their appearance

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17
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Name one thing the celts could be fines for

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They could be fined if the stomach was sticking out from a belt

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18
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Did the celts like dull or bright clothes

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Bright clothes

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19
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How did the celts colour their clothes

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Berries

Plants

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20
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What type of design did the celts have on their clothes

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Patterned

Checks of strips

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21
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What did men wear

A

Woollen trousers
Boots
Sleeveless shirt tied using a clip

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22
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What did women wear

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Woollen dress (fastend by a buckle)
Shall (heavy cloak in winter)
Leather boots (saddles in the summer)
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23
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What did they use to fasten their clothes

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Broaches

Large pins

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24
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Were broaches and large pins worn by the rich or poor

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Rich

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25
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Were the large pins or broaches used every day or just for special occasions

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Special occasions

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26
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By who and when was glass descovered

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Celts and 250 BC

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27
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Did the celts make glass in big quantities

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No they made in in very small quantities

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28
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How many kingdoms were there

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Around 150

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29
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What does rí mean

A

King

30
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True of false

Tauth mean Kingdom

A

True

31
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What does Derbhfine mean

A

Royal family

32
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What does Tánaiste mean

A

The successor

33
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Name the three types of people that were nobles

A

Land owners
Aos Dána
Warriors

34
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What animal did the Warriors hunt

A

Boar

35
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What did the Warriors sometimes do

A

Led cattle raids against other tribes

36
Q

True or false

The bravest warrior got the best piece of meat

A

True

37
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What was this called when the bravest warrior got the best piece of meat?

A

Heros portion

38
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Name the members of the Aos Dána (what type of people)

A

Brehons (judges)
Druids (priests)
Filí (poets)
Crafts men

39
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What did brehons do

A

They settled disputes

40
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What did Druids do

A

Did mass on special Celtic masses

41
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What did a filí do

A

Trained for 20 years

Recited Celtic stories and poems at important Celtic events

42
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What people were considered crafts men

A

Carpenters & Metal workers

43
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True or false

Women were improtant in Celtic times

A

True

44
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What were nobel women allowed have in Celtic times

A

Their own land

45
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True or false
Women made clothes
Women cooked
Women brought up children

A

True

46
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Did the celts live in towns

A

No

47
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Were raths/ring forts a common dwelling place for celts

A

Yes

48
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True or false

Poor people live in mud huts

A

True

49
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What were the houses made from

A

Wattle and daub

50
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What did crannógs protect people from

A

Attackers

Wild animals

51
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What were hill forts built on?

A

Hill

Sometimes cliffs

52
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What were hillforts built on cliffs called

A

Promontory forts

53
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Give 1 example of a hill fort in Ireland

A

Hill of Tara

54
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Did people get a good view from the surrounding area

A

Yes

55
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If someone fell off the back of a hill fort, how far would they fall

A

100m

56
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Was it easy or hard to attack a hill fort. Why?

A

Very hard because no one could get up the back way (100m high) and the front way was built up with large stones

57
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Were the celts farmers?

A

Yes

58
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What did the Celt farmers farm

A

The farmed animals (mostly cows) and grew crops

59
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What bones were found on a Celtic site

A

Pig
Horse
Sheep

60
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What did they grow on their farms

A

Barley, oats and vegetables

61
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What other foods were very important on their diet

A

Berries and fruit

62
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What did the farmers do in their spare time

A

Board games and ball games

63
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Name 2 board games

A

Ficheall (chess)

Brandubh (drafts)

64
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What was the name given to the ball game similar to hurling

A

Báire

65
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Did the celts believe in 1 God

A

No they believed in many gods
Eg. River God
Mountain God

66
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Describe the burial customs of the celts

A
  1. They cremated the dead
  2. They put them in a cist grave or a pit
  3. They buried grave goods with them
67
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Explain the following term TORC

A

A golden necklace

68
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Explain the term BARDS

A

A poet hired by a Nobel

69
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Explain the term SOUTERRAIN

A

A underground passage way used as a fridge

70
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Explain the term TUATH

A

A kingdoms ruled by Rí (king)

71
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Explain the term BREHON LAW

A

A Celtic law

72
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Explain the term DRUID

A

A pagan Celtic priest

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