Celts

Question 0

Which was most common

Tin or iron

Answer 0

Iron was more common

Question 1

When was iron discovered

Answer 1

700bc

Question 2

What year did the celts start to control Ireland

Answer 2

650 BC

Question 3

Where were the Celts come from originally come from

Answer 3

Europe

Question 4

Did the celts all have the same king

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Did the celts influence others

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Name five places they influenced

Answer 6

Ireland
Britain
France 
Spanish 
Turkey

Question 7

Did they leave any written account

Answer 7

No they didn’t

Question 8

Name two groups the celts traded and fought with

Answer 8

Romans

Greeks

Question 9

Name four thing that would classify a Celt

Answer 9

Blonde hair
White/pale skin
Tall
Nice clothes

Question 10

Did archaeologists find any iron objects

Answer 10

Yes the found many

Question 11

Were the celts good metal workers

Answer 11

Yes the were amazing metal workers

Question 12

What did the celts make

Answer 12

Weapons and beautiful jewellery

Question 13

What is Ogham

Answer 13

Ogham is their very simple alphabet

Question 14

Name 1 thing the celts left

Answer 14

They left a number of inscriptions on standing stones

Question 15

Why did the keep noches

Answer 15

They kept noches to keep record of the person who was buried there

Question 16

Name two things that the Greeks and the Romans said about the celts

Answer 16

They were war like people

They really cared about their appearance

Question 17

Name one thing the celts could be fines for

Answer 17

They could be fined if the stomach was sticking out from a belt

Question 18

Did the celts like dull or bright clothes

Answer 18

Bright clothes

Question 19

How did the celts colour their clothes

Answer 19

Berries

Plants

Question 20

What type of design did the celts have on their clothes

Answer 20

Patterned

Checks of strips

Question 21

What did men wear

Answer 21

Woollen trousers
Boots
Sleeveless shirt tied using a clip

Question 22

What did women wear

Answer 22

Woollen dress (fastend by a buckle)
Shall (heavy cloak in winter)
Leather boots (saddles in the summer)

Question 23

What did they use to fasten their clothes

Answer 23

Broaches

Large pins

Question 24

Were broaches and large pins worn by the rich or poor

Answer 24

Rich

Question 25

Were the large pins or broaches used every day or just for special occasions

Answer 25

Special occasions

Question 26

By who and when was glass descovered

Answer 26

Celts and 250 BC

Question 27

Did the celts make glass in big quantities

Answer 27

No they made in in very small quantities

Question 28

How many kingdoms were there

Answer 28

Around 150

Question 29

What does rí mean

Answer 29

King

Question 30

True of false | Tauth mean Kingdom

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What does Derbhfine mean

Answer 31

Royal family

Question 32

What does Tánaiste mean

Answer 32

The successor

Question 33

Name the three types of people that were nobles

Answer 33

Land owners Aos Dána Warriors

Question 34

What animal did the Warriors hunt

Answer 34

Boar

Question 35

What did the Warriors sometimes do

Answer 35

Led cattle raids against other tribes

Question 36

True or false | The bravest warrior got the best piece of meat

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What was this called when the bravest warrior got the best piece of meat?

Answer 37

Heros portion

Question 38

Name the members of the Aos Dána (what type of people)

Answer 38

Brehons (judges) Druids (priests) Filí (poets) Crafts men

Question 39

What did brehons do

Answer 39

They settled disputes

Question 40

What did Druids do

Answer 40

Did mass on special Celtic masses

Question 41

What did a filí do

Answer 41

Trained for 20 years | Recited Celtic stories and poems at important Celtic events

Question 42

What people were considered crafts men

Answer 42

Carpenters & Metal workers

Question 43

True or false | Women were improtant in Celtic times

Answer 43

True

Question 44

What were nobel women allowed have in Celtic times

Answer 44

Their own land

Question 45

True or false Women made clothes Women cooked Women brought up children

Answer 45

True

Question 46

Did the celts live in towns

Answer 46

No

Question 47

Were raths/ring forts a common dwelling place for celts

Answer 47

Yes

Question 48

True or false | Poor people live in mud huts

Answer 48

True

Question 49

What were the houses made from

Answer 49

Wattle and daub

Question 50

What did crannógs protect people from

Answer 50

Attackers | Wild animals

Question 51

What were hill forts built on?

Answer 51

Hill | Sometimes cliffs

Question 52

What were hillforts built on cliffs called

Answer 52

Promontory forts

Question 53

Give 1 example of a hill fort in Ireland

Answer 53

Hill of Tara

Question 54

Did people get a good view from the surrounding area

Answer 54

Yes

Question 55

If someone fell off the back of a hill fort, how far would they fall

Answer 55

100m

Question 56

Was it easy or hard to attack a hill fort. Why?

Answer 56

Very hard because no one could get up the back way (100m high) and the front way was built up with large stones

Question 57

Were the celts farmers?

Answer 57

Yes

Question 58

What did the Celt farmers farm

Answer 58

The farmed animals (mostly cows) and grew crops

Question 59

What bones were found on a Celtic site

Answer 59

Pig Horse Sheep

Question 60

What did they grow on their farms

Answer 60

Barley, oats and vegetables

Question 61

What other foods were very important on their diet

Answer 61

Berries and fruit

Question 62

What did the farmers do in their spare time

Answer 62

Board games and ball games

Question 63

Name 2 board games

Answer 63

Ficheall (chess) | Brandubh (drafts)

Question 64

What was the name given to the ball game similar to hurling

Answer 64

Báire

Question 65

Did the celts believe in 1 God

Answer 65

No they believed in many gods Eg. River God Mountain God

Question 66

Describe the burial customs of the celts

Answer 66

1. They cremated the dead 2. They put them in a cist grave or a pit 3. They buried grave goods with them

Question 67

Explain the following term TORC

Answer 67

A golden necklace

Question 68

Explain the term BARDS

Answer 68

A poet hired by a Nobel

Question 69

Explain the term SOUTERRAIN

Answer 69

A underground passage way used as a fridge

Question 70

Explain the term TUATH

Answer 70

A kingdoms ruled by Rí (king)

Question 71

Explain the term BREHON LAW

Answer 71

A Celtic law

Question 72

Explain the term DRUID

Answer 72

A pagan Celtic priest