Early Christian Ireland Flashcards
What is a round tower used for
- A bell tower to call the monks to religious services
- A lookout and hiding space for when the monk and their valuables when the Vikings attacked
What was a monetary
A place where monks lived
What is a scriptorium used for
Where the manuscripts were copied
What is the refectory used for
Where the monks had there meals
What were beehive huts
Where the monks lived
What were manuscripts
Books copied by hand
What did the monks write on
Vellum - calf skin
Parchment - sheep skin
What did they use to write with
Quill - goose or swan feathers used as a pen
What was a high cross
Stone cross with biblical scenes
What was the golden age
When Europe was in the dark age Ireland was in the golden age because it wasn’t under the rule of Rome
What was then dark ages
When Europe was under the rule of Rome and tribes were at war all over the continent
Name one Christian monastery and the saint associated with it
Clonmacnoise and saint ciaran
Give one reason why round towers are located in isolated places
Because monastery’s where located in isolated places
Give two reasons why round towers where built
To protect the monks from attackers and to be used for a bell tower to call for religious ceremony’s
Why do you think the entrance to round towers are so high up
So they could get in by a ladder, then take up theta ladder so others couldn’t get in
