The Iron Age And The Celts Flashcards
What does rí mean
King
Name all the members in Celtic society in order of importance or wealth.
Rí, derbhfine, aos dána, farmers, slaves
What were the derbhfine?
The royal family
Name some members of the aos dána
Brehons, Druids,craftspeople,bards,filí, doctors
What were the celts
A war like people who came from Central Europe.
What is la téne art?
It is a type of art decorated with spirals circles and curved patterns
What was the tuath
The tuath was the land of the people ruled over by the king
What were the Celtic laws called
Brehon laws
Name four Celtic settlements
Rath, crannóg, hill fort, promontory fort.
What is a crannóg?
A crannóg is a house or a group of houses on a man made island in the middle of water made of twigs,stick,stakes,rocks and mud and a wooden causeway was built across the water as the link to the surrounding land.
What is a promontory fort?
These are usually built on cliff tops. The inner enclosure has an alter so it might have been used for religious reasons.
What is a rath
Most people would have lived in a rath. This was a group of wattle and daub houses surrounded by a high wall made from either wood or earth. A stone rath was a cashel
What is a hillfort
Hillfort a are like raths but bigger and on a hill. They might have been used for religious reasons or markets. The important Celtic people such as nobles would probably have lived in hill forts, Grianán Aileach fort in East Donegal.
What is a léine
It’s a knee length tunic that richer men wore with a crois around their waist.
What is a brat
A brat is a wooden cook worn over clothes in the cold by men and women pinned at the shoulder with a silver/gold brooch.
What is ogham
It’s the earliest form of writing used in Ireland
What was the most famous legend told by the celts.
Táin bó cuailgne
What is an annal
The records the monks kept of main events that happened in Ireland each year
What did the Greeks call the celts
Keltoi
What did the Romans call the celts
Gauls
Name four gods the celts belived in
An Dagda- chief god and god of the afterlife
Lugh- God of war
Brigid- Main goddess
Boann- river goddess
Name four religious festivals in celtic times
Samhain
Bealtaine
Lughnasa
Imbolc
How did celts bury their dead
Cremeated raims and placed into a simple grave with personal belongings they thought they would need in the afterlife
What was the afterlife the celts believed in?
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