Hard Short Questions Flashcards
(22 cards)
In a medieval monastery, what was a cloister?
A sheltered place outside where monks could walk and pray
Mention two features of Renaissance architecture
Round arches
Domes
Explain the term High cross
Stone cross used to teach people the ideas of Christianity
One major characteristic of gothic architecture
Pointed arches
Two types of tomb from Neolithic Ireland
Court cairn and a portal dolman
Two important effects of Normans coming to Ireland
Towns and Castles built
New methods of farming
Function of the guild
Set up exams and standards of work
Set good wages
Took care of old,sick members and paid for funerals
Two advances by Neolithic people
Wattle and daub houses
Porcellenite instead of flint
Who were the aos dana?
People with skills eg. Doctor / Brehan
Propaganda
A way of presenting information to influence people’s decisions
Archive
Where written sources are kept
Two consequences of the Normans coming to Ireland
New methods of farming
Towns and castles built
One Renaissance sculptor and one work
Michelangelo Buonarroti - piēta
Two developments in boatbuilding or navigation
Compass needle pointed magnetic north by Chinese and astrolabe measured latitude
What was decided by treaty of tordesillas ?
A line was drawn on a map, everything west of the line was Spain’s, anything east of the line the Portugal’s
Explain chivalry
The code of honor/conduct or the qualities that a knight should have
Explain demesne
The portion of land that the lord kept for his own use
2 developments in science in the renaissance
Telescope invented by Galileo Galilee
Law of gravity explained by Isaac Newton
What is wattle and daub?
Wattle:straw, stakes and twigs woven together
Daub: mud and animal faecies slapped on like plaster
Why were cattle so important to the celts?
Wealth was measured in cattle
Source of food and clothing
Two dangers feared by sailors
Pirates
Storms
Name two metal ores used in Ireland during the Bronze Age
Copper and tin
