Chapter 4 Early Christian Ireland

Question 1

Pagan

Answer 1

Someone that worships various gods

Question 2

Druid

Answer 2

A spiritual figure like a priest

Question 3

Monastery

Answer 3

A closed religious community living by the rules of an order

Question 4

Monk

Answer 4

A man dedicated to a religious order and life in the monastery

Question 5

Beehive hut

Answer 5

An early Christian stone hut shaped like a beehive where monks slept

Question 6

Oratory

Answer 6

Where monks attend mass or prayed

Question 7

Scriptorium

Answer 7

A room where manuscripts were copied by hand and illustrated

Question 8

Manuscript

Answer 8

A book written by hand often in Latin on sheepskin parchment or vellum calfskin

Question 9

Refectory

Answer 9

The hall were monks ate their meals

Question 10

Round towers

Answer 10

A bell tower and a safe place for people and treasure if the monestary comes under attack

Question 11

High cross

Answer 11

A free standing stone cross usually with elaborate carvings showing bibilcal scenes

Question 12

Longship

Answer 12

A Viking boat capable of crossing stormy seas but still shallow enough to sail up rivers

Question 13

Longphort

Answer 13

A Viking camp by the water used as a base for raids