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What is a secondary source. Give example

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Second hand evidence. Written or made by someone who did not witness events happening. Examples are history books and reconstruction of historical buildings

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Explain the term propaganda

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When someone uses information to promote their own ideas

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3
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Explain bias

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A one sided opinion

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Explain the term objective

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Looking at information from different points of view and not just one side.

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What does B.C. Stand for

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Before the birth of Christ

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What does A.D stand for

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Anno Domino, Latin for in the year of our lord

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What is an artefact. Give an example

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A man made object

An example is ancient coins

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Explain 3 methods an archeologist uses to date an object.

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Stratigraphy: the study of layers of soil, the deeper an object is buried the older it is
Dendrochronology: study of 3 rings . Each ring is 1 year growth and thickness shows a good or bad years growth
Carbon 14 dating:all living things contain carbon. When they did carbon 14 decreases, this allows us to work out the age. Accurate up to 50,000 years

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Name 3 tools used by archeologist on a dig

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Trowel
Sieve
Photographic scales
Brush

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Explain the term rescue/salvage archeology

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If a site is found by accident during construction it is in danger of being damaged. Archaeologists must move quickly to save as much evidence of the past as possible.

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What are archives used for

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Storing written documents from the past

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What is stored in a museum

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Artefacts from the past

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What does the term Megalithic mean

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Huge stones

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Where in Ireland have archaeologists found evidence of Mesolithic people

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Mount Sandel Co. Derry

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Explain the term hunter gatherer

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Early settlers who hunted wild animals and gathered berries and nuts. They did not grow crops or raise animals

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What are microlits

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Tools made from small stones and pieces of Flint

17
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Explain wattle and daub

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Neolithic houses were made by putting thick poles in the ground and wearing branched between them, this was called wattle.
Daub was a mixture of mud and straw that they plastered on the wattle to keep out the wind and rain

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Explain the term midden

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Small heaps of kitchen waste

19
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Name 3 megalithic tombs

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Dolmen
Passage grave
Court cairn

20
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What is a capstone

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A capstone is a large stone on top of 3 standing stones on a dolmen.

21
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What are grave goods

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Pottery, jewellery and food found near remains in a tomb

22
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What does Newgrange tell us about Neolithic man

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They were good engineers and they understood astronomy. A small opening above the entrance called a roof box allows the sunlight to travel along the passage and light up the chamber 21st December every year.

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Explain the term corbelled roof

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The roof is built by placing each layer of stone slightly sticking out from the layer below until it comes together

24
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What is bronze made from

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A mixture of tin and copper

25
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Name a famous Bronze Age hoard

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Dowis Hoard

26
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Name 3 types of gold ornaments from the Bronze Age

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Lunalae
Rings
Bracelets

27
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What is a quern stone

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A stone used to grind grain

28
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What was a fulacht fiadh used for

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A water filled trough used for cooking

29
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What was a stone circle used for

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Places to worship

30
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Name 2 forms of burial from Bronze Age

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Cist grave

Wedge tomb

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What is a primary source. Give an example

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Primary sources are written or made at the time an event happened. Examples are buildings, photographs, newspapers and films

32
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Where did archeologists find evidence of Neolithic man in Ireland

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Ceide Fields Co Mayo

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