Historian & Archaeologist
The Plantations
1798 Rebellion
1960's Ireland
Communist Russia
100
What is history?
The Study of the past
100

What was the Pale?

Area around Dublin that was under English control.

100

What was the name of the battle that took place in Meath?

Battle of the Boyne.

100

T/F: The 1960's was a small period of change in Ireland.

False.

100

What name was given to Russia in 1922?

USSR

200

What is the method of checking more than one source to make sure information is correct?

Cross-checking

200

What law did the Irish follow?

Brehon Law

200

Who is the most famous leader from the Rebellion?

Theodore Wolftone.

200

What was rural depopulation?

Young people left rural areas to find work, leaving only elderly people.

200

What type of leader was Stalin?

A dictator

300

Explain the difference between an autobiography and a biography.

Autobiographies are written by the person, biographies are written by someone else.
300

What was surrender and regrant?

Irish would give up their land and get the land back with an English name

300

What group was founded in Belfast?

Society of United Irishmen

300

What was launched on 31st December 1961?

RTE

300
What was collectivisation?

The joining of small, unproductive farms together to create large, state-owned farms.

400

Nae two different ways archaeologists find sites.

-Ruins of an old building are still visible.

-Ariel photograph

-Rescue Archaeology

- By accident.

400

What year were the Ulster Protestants massacred?

1641

400

Name two places the Rebellion took place.

Dublin, Ulster, Meath, Wexford

400
Define Ecumenism.

Promoting understanding and co-operation between various different Christian Churches around the world

400

Define communism.

A system of government where the state controls all aspects of the economy and society.

500

Name three different methods of dating.

- Radio Carbon dating

- Geophysical surveying

-Pollen analysis

-Stratigraphy

-Dendrochronology

500

Name two of the two new towns founded during the Ulster Plantation

Donegal, Enniskillen, Coleraine, Derry

500

What was the Act of Union?

Got rid of the parliament in Dublin, making Westminster the main government.

500

Name one change to education.

-Free schooling up to the Intermediate Certificate

- free transport to school

-grants to build more schools

500

What years did the 3 Five-Year plans run from?

1928-1941.