Historian and Archaeologist
What is History?
The study of the past based on evidence provided by sources
What is the name of the head of a monastery?
Abbot
In what centuries did the medieval times take place?
5-15
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
What is Pre-History?
Time before writing
What is the purpose of a round tower?
Protection/lookout/bell tower
What were the three stages in becoming a knight?
Page, Squire and Knight
What is perspective?
Adds depth to the painting
What is Bias?
unfairly preferring one side
What was a mission?
Travel to spread christianity
Other tan a stone castle, what was the other type that existed?
Motte and Bailey
Who sculpted the Statue of David?
Michaelangelo
What is Dendrochronology?
The Dating of wooden artefacts
Who wrote manuscripts?
Scribe
What is the system of land division called in the Medieval Times?
The Feudal System
Name a Renaissance Writer?
Shakespeare
What is an archive?
A store of written historical documents
Who was the saint in charge of glendalough monastery?
St. Kevin
What percentage of the population died during the plague?
30-50
Who invented the Printing Press?
Johannes Gutenberg