The Iron Age And The Celts Flashcards
What does rí mean
King
Name all the members in Celtic society in order of importance or wealth.
Rí, derbhfine, aos dána, farmers, slaves
What were the derbhfine?
The royal family
Name some members of the aos dána
Brehons, Druids,craftspeople,bards,filí, doctors
What were the celts
A war like people who came from Central Europe.
What is la téne art?
It is a type of art decorated with spirals circles and curved patterns
What was the tuath
The tuath was the land of the people ruled over by the king
What were the Celtic laws called
Brehon laws
Name four Celtic settlements
Rath, crannóg, hill fort, promontory fort.
What is a crannóg?
A crannóg is a house or a group of houses on a man made island in the middle of water made of twigs,stick,stakes,rocks and mud and a wooden causeway was built across the water as the link to the surrounding land.
What is a promontory fort?
These are usually built on cliff tops. The inner enclosure has an alter so it might have been used for religious reasons.
What is a rath
Most people would have lived in a rath. This was a group of wattle and daub houses surrounded by a high wall made from either wood or earth. A stone rath was a cashel
What is a hillfort
Hillfort a are like raths but bigger and on a hill. They might have been used for religious reasons or markets. The important Celtic people such as nobles would probably have lived in hill forts, Grianán Aileach fort in East Donegal.
What is a léine
It’s a knee length tunic that richer men wore with a crois around their waist.
What is a brat
A brat is a wooden cook worn over clothes in the cold by men and women pinned at the shoulder with a silver/gold brooch.
