Archaeologists
What is an archaeologist?
A person who studies the past by examining objects, buildings and remains left behind by people.
What was the name of the large city at the centre of the Roman Empire?
Rome.
Who is the saint most famously associated with bringing Christianity to Ireland?
St Patrick.
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth.
Which explorer sailed west across the Atlantic and reached the Americas?
Christopher Columbus.
What word is used for an object made or used by people in the past?
An artefact.
What was a Roman soldier called?
A legionary.
What tall stone buildings were constructed at some Early Christian monasteries?
Round towers.
In which country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy.
Name one reason Europeans began exploring overseas during the Age of Exploration.
Trade, wealth, spices, religion, new lands, improved ships/navigation, competition between countries etc.
What is the name given to a place where archaeologists dig to investigate the past?
An archaeological site / excavation site.
What was the name of the large public arena in Rome where gladiatorial contests were held?
The Colosseum.
Give one reason monasteries were important in Early Christian Ireland.
They were centres of religion, learning, education, writing/manuscripts, craftwork or farming.
Name one famous Renaissance artist.
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, etc.
What navigational instrument helped sailors work out direction at sea?
A compass.
What dating method uses the rings inside trees to work out the age of wooden objects?
Dendrochronology / tree-ring dating.
What was a Roman legion?
A large unit/division of the Roman army, made up of thousands of soldiers.
What was the job of a monk called a scribe?
To copy and write manuscripts/books by hand.
What invention associated with Johannes Gutenberg helped Renaissance ideas spread much more quickly?
The printing press / movable-type printing press.
Which Portuguese explorer's expedition became the first to sail around the world, although he died before the journey was completed?
Ferdinand Magellan.
What dating technique can be used to estimate the age of once-living material such as wood, bone or charcoal?
Radiocarbon dating / carbon-14 dating.
In what year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
44 BC.
According to tradition, in approximately what year did St Patrick begin his mission in Ireland?
AD 432.
Around which century did the Renaissance begin in Italian cities such as Florence?
The 14th century / 1300s.
In what year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?
1492.