Iron Age And Celts Flashcards
Where did the celts come from in Europe ?
Hasllatt in Austria and Le Tène in Switzland
Where do we get information about the celts?
Greek and Roman Writers
What is a tuath?
Celtic Ireland was divided into small kingdoms also known as tuaths. There were over 150 tuaths and they are all ruled by a rí (king). The rí’s job was lead and protect his tuath
Name the types of people in Celtic Society?
Rí, Doctors, Judges(brehons), Druids(priests), Warriors, Fíli (poets), bards,craftspeople
Who were the Aos Dána?
The learned and skilled people who were next important to the warriors
Women in Celtic Ireland ?
Noble women held a important position in Celtic society. Under brehon laws they could own land. Boudicca was a Celtic warrior queen in Britain. Noble men could have more than 1 wive and divorce was often. Most women weren’t noble and spent there time doing cooking spinning weaving and taking care of children
Four Types of Celtic Settlements and describe one.
Ring forts , crannógs , hill forts and promontory forts. Hill forts: we’re like ring forts but much bigger and built on a hill archaeologist think these were mostly used for events such as religious events.
Describe farming in Celtic Ireland
Farming was very important in Celtic life. Sheep cattle and pig were kept. The were killed for meat and used their skin for clothes. The animals were killed in autumn and preserved with salt for winter. He meat was cooked in big cauldrons. Barley wheat and oats were grown. Oats made porridge and wheat was grounded into flour with a rotary quern stone, the flour was then used to make bread.
How did the celts dress
They wore linen and wool and rich men wore knee-length linen tunic called léine which was tied with a croc. Women wore ankle length linen tunics too. In winter both genders wore woollen cloaks (brats) pinned at the shoulder with a gold/silver brooch . Both genders also wore make made form berries and herbs and they also wore gold torcs. Poor men wore woollen trousers and poor women wore plain woollen tunics
Two Celtic gods
Lugh: god of war. Brigid: main goddess
What is a Druid and what do they do ?
They are priests and they organised religious ceremonies and offered sacrifices to the gods and their training took up to 20 years.
What does a ogham stone look like ?
Ogham stones were standing stones on a grave,
