Farming In The Iron Age Flashcards
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Describe the Celts.
They are tall, long haired and fair haired people.
When did the celts come to Ireland?
500 BC
What do the Celts like to do with their hair?
They like to bleach it.
Where do most families farmers live?
Raths, crannogs, hillforts, promontory forts
What is a rath?
A fort and a ditch made of soil and earth surrounded it, most fort raths were made of timber but if a fort was made of sto e was called cashels
What other feature is there to this rath?
A souterrain which is used to store food and escape from attack.
What do the celts wear?
Wollen trousers and linen leine
What do the celts eat?
Meat, butter, milk, chesse, porridge, bread.
How do the celts get meat?
By hunting
Who gets the best food.
The ri and his warriors get the best food.
Where do celts from the iron age get their land
From the ri’s warrior’s.
Who is the ri?
He is a rich nobleman.
What do farmers grow?
Wheat, barley, oats, onion, beans and turnips.
What do the farmers keep to domesticate?
Cattle, sheep and pigs.
When do the farmers use the animals?
They use it for food for special occasion.
What do the farmers use for entertainment?
They play baire, listen to stories from the bards and files
Who is the main god?
The main god is the Dagda god of afterlife and the goddess of death bodgh.
Name two religious festivals?
Bealtaine is for goddess bel for healthy cattle and Lughnasa they pray Lugh for good harvest.
What do the farmers do when someone dies.
They cremate the person, bury the ashes and is organised by the druids.
What are the other traditions do the farmers do in a funeral?
They put the corpses weapons and belongings in the ground and mark the grave stone in ogham.
What was a quern stone?
To make flour
What do the celts hunt?
Wild deer and boar
How does the class system work in the iron age?
Nobles, commoner and slaves
Why do celtic farmers bring the cattle, sheep and pigs in raths at night?
To keep them safe from thieves and wild animals
