Early Christian Ireland

Question 0

Nun

Answer 0

A woman that believed in God and lived in a convent

Question 1

Monk

Answer 1

A man who believed in God and lived in a monastery

Question 2

Monastery

Answer 2

The place where Monks lived

Question 3

Convent

Answer 3

The place where a Nun lived

Question 4

Round tower

Answer 4

A tower used as a bell tower to call the Monks to mass

Question 5

Scriptorium

Answer 5

The place in a monastery where manuscripts were copied

Question 6

Refectory

Answer 6

The place in a monastery where monks had their meals

Question 7

Beehive Huts

Answer 7

The place in a monastery where monks lived

Question 8

Scribe

Answer 8

The people who worked in a scriptorium

Question 9

Vellum

Answer 9

The material scribes wrote on (calf skin)

Question 10

Parchment

Answer 10

Another material scribes wrote on (sheep skin)

Question 11

Quill

Answer 11

The type of pen scribes used (goose or swan feathers dipped in ink)

Question 12

Dark Ages

Answer 12

A time after the fall of the Roman Empire when tribes were at war all over the Continent

Question 13

Golden Age

Answer 13

The time Monks spread Christianity

Question 14

Vikings

Answer 14

Raiders from Scandinavia that were in search of treasure