Dates and Periods

Question 1

Ancient Ireland

Answer 1

8,000BC - 400AD

Question 2

Early Christian Ireland

Answer 2

400AD - 800AD

Question 3

Middle Ages

Answer 3

500AD - 1500AD
6th - 16th century
A.K.A The Dark Ages

Question 4

Ancient Rome

Answer 4

753BC - 476AD

Question 5

The Renaissance

Answer 5

1350AD - 1650AD
14th - 17th century

Question 6

The Plantations

Answer 6

1500AD - 1700AD
16th - 18th century

Question 7

Age of Conquest and Exploration

Answer 7

1400AD - 1750AD
15th - 18th century

Question 8

Renaissance artist
- Leonardo da Vinci (years)
3 Achievements

Answer 8

1452 - 1519
- The Mona Lisa (1499)
- The Last Supper (1494-1498)
- 5,000 detailed pages written in mirror writing containing anatomy studies and inventions

Question 9

Renaissance scientist
Galileo Galilei (years)
3 achievements

Answer 9

1564 - 1642
- developed ‘Law of Falling Objects’ theory
- improved the telescope
- published Starry messenger 1610
Moon has craters, Jupiter has 4 moons, Saturn has rings
- convicted of heresy for backing up the theory that Earth rotates sun

Question 10

Reformation
1 reformer (years)

Answer 10

1500AD - 1700AD
Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)

Question 11

American Revolution
- 3 causes

Answer 11

1765 - 1783
- Age of Enlightenment
- Navigation Acts (restriction on trade)
- No taxation without representation!
- Boston tea party 1773

Question 12

French Revolution
- 3 causes

Answer 12

• Age of Enlightenment
• Absolute monarchy
• high tax and low political representation
• influence of American Revolution

Question 13

1798 Rebellion
- 3 Causes

Answer 13

• in balance between protestants and catholics
• Penal Laws
• influence of French + American revolution

Question 14

Consequences of 1778 Rebellion

Answer 14

• Growth os sectarianism (religious divide)
• Act of Union 1800 (abolished Irish parliament)
• Wolftone (1763-1798) became known as ‘Father of Irish Republicanism’

Question 15

The Great Famine
- 3 causes

Answer 15

1845-1850
- The potato blight
- reliance on the potato
- widespread poverty

Question 16

The Great Famine
- 3 consequences

Answer 16

• 1 million starved to death or died from illnesses
• 1 million emigrated on coffin ships
• decline of Irish language

Question 17

Home Rule Crisis

Answer 17

1912-1914

Question 18

The Struggle for Independence

Answer 18

1916 - 1921

Question 19

Irish Emergency

Answer 19

1939 - 1945

Question 20

1960s Ireland
- changes

Answer 20

• mass in the vernacular
• 1966 Minister of Education improved the education system
  -RTE -> 1960 Broadcasting Authority Act

Question 21

The Troubles
- 3 causes

Answer 21

1969 - 1998
- Battle of the bogside 1969 -> Unionist Apprentice Boys marched through the Catholic Bogside area of Derry
- Bloody Sunday Jan 30th 1972
- tension between Unionists + Nationalists