Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Celtic and Early Christian Ireland

1. Where did the Celts come from?
2. What is the name of the Age that the Celts were in Ireland?
3. Name two ways we know about the Celts.
4. Name four types of Celtic settlements.
5. What is the name given to underground passages out of settlements?
6. What were the houses made of?
7. What type of settlement can be seen at Craggaunown, Co. Clare.
8. What would a Promontory Fort have been used for?
9. Name in order the levels of Celtic society.
10. What tool replaced the saddle stone for grinding wheat?
11. What was the name for the meat that the bravest warrior was entitled to at a feast?
12. What metal was used for Celtic weapons and tools?
13. What is the name for the style of Celtic art?
14. What did Celts do with their dead?
15. What is the word for the belongings that Celts buried with their dead?
16. An upright stone with writing on one side is called an ______.


1. Name three ways Christianity came to Ireland.
2. Name two sources we have on St. Patrick’s life.
3. What big change did Christianity bring to Ireland?
4. Why did monks found monasteries?
5. Finish the sentence: These places became centres of ______ and ______.
6. Name four types of work done in the monasteries.
7. What did monks wear?
8. Name three monastic settlements.
9. What was another name for the church in a monastery?
10. Where did the monks eat?
11. Where did they copy manuscripts?
12. Where did they go in times of danger?
13. How many prayer services did the monks have each day?
14. Name three Early Christian manuscripts.
15. Name two materials they are written on.
16. Name two metal objects monks made.
17. Name three things the objects were decorated with.
18. What was carved on stone crosses?
19. Name two monasteries founded by Irish monks abroad.

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