Sources / Archaeology
What is an artefact?
A man-made object from the past / An object made by or used by humans in the past
When a woman got married, her family had to provide a...
dowry
Before Christianity was brought Ireland, people believed in many gods. This Celtic religion was called....
paganism
Before there were stone castles, people built _______ _____ _________ castles.
motte and bailey
1912
Describe the term 'propaganda'
The use of information (sometimes exaggerated) to influence opinions of people to ensure power
Christians led a secret life and used _______________ (underground tunnels and passages) to hold ceremonies and bury their dead.
catacombs
Give two uses of belfries (bell towers):
to call the monks to services.
for storage of valuables
for safety when the monastery was attacked by the Irish or by Viking raiders.
used as a watch-tower / lookout
A method of attacking a castle in which the enemy surrounded the castle and waited for the people inside to surrender, even if it took months.
A siege
The Treaty of Versailles was an agreement that ended which war?
World War I / The Great War
Give an example of a famous tactile primary source from Early Christian Ireland
The Book of Kells
The Ardagh Chalice
The Cross of the Scriptures
In what year did Mount Vesuvius erupt, covering the city of Pompeii?
79AD
On Skellig Michael, monks lived in stone buildings called...
Beehive huts
Another name of the Black Death
The Bubonic Plague
In front of which Dublin building was the Proclamation of the Irish Republic read out during the 1916 Rising?
the GPO (General Post Office)
The protection and preservation of ancient objects so that they do not decay is called...
conservation
What was a hypocaust?
An underground heating chamber in a domus, to heat the house.
St. Colmcille founded a monastery in ...
Iona
Give three features of a medieval, gothic-style church
pointed windows
spires
rose windows and
(flying) buttresses.
Arthur Griffith founded which popular political party in Ireland?
Sinn Féin
Describe the process of dendrochronology
Tree ring dating: Each year, trees grow a new ring. It is possible to work out when a tree was growing and when it was cut down by studying these rings.
The Roman Empire stretched from ___________ Wall (UK), to control all the lands around the Mediterranean.
Hadrian's Wall
Morning prayers = matins
Evening prayers = ________
vespers
A medieval monk/nun took three vows, what were they?
Poverty - to give up all possessions
Chastity - to not marry or have children
Obedience - to obey the orders of the abbot/abbess.
Mussolini was the dictator of which European country?
Italy