Short Questions

Question 1

What advances were made by Neolithic people?

Answer 1

They were the first farmers, they had domestic animals, grew crops and built permanent houses.

Question 2

Explain Tuath in terms of Ancient Ireland

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Question 3

Explain Aos Dana in terms if Ancient Ireland

Answer 3

.People who had special skills, eg Druids?????

Question 4

Explain Ogham in terms of Ancient Ireland

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Question 5

Give an account of the following from Ancient Ireland

Farming

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Question 6

Give an account of the following area from Ancient Ireland

Dwelling places

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Question 7

Give an account of the following area from Ancient Ireland

Craftwork

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Question 8

Give an account of the following from Ancient Ireland

Burial customs

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Question 9

Name types of tomb from Neolithic Ireland

Answer 9

Passage Tomb, eg Newgrange
Dolmen
Court Cairn

Question 10

Explain the following in terms of Ancient Ireland

Fulachta Fiadh

Answer 10

a water filled trough used for cooking in the Bronze Age

Question 11

Explain the following in terms of Ancient Ireland

Crannog

Answer 11

Dwelling place on man made island in a lake??????

Question 12

In terms of Important Celtic festivals explain

Bealtaine

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Question 13

Terms of Important celtic festivals explain

Lunasa

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Question 14

In terms of important Celtic festivals explain

Samhain

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Question 15

Name important Celtic festivals

Answer 15

Bealtaine
Lunasa
Samhain

Question 16

Name a location where the earliest settlers in Ireland lived

Answer 16

Mount Sandel, Co Derry around 7000 BC

Question 17

Give reasons why Newgrange passage tomb is a good source of information about life in the Stone Age

Answer 17

It’s construction shows an understanding of the sun and the seasons.
The stones used were from Wicklow means they were able to transport

Question 18

Explain Microliths in terms of Ancient Ireland

Answer 18

Tiny pieces of Flint used for arrowheads one tools

Question 19

Explain Saddle Stone in terms of Ancient Ireland

Answer 19

A saddle stone is a quern used for grinding corn

Question 20

Explain Capstone in terms of ancient Ireland

Answer 20

A capstone is a large stone on top of a dolmen

Question 21

Apart from Standing Stones give another achievement of the Celts in Ancient Ireland

Answer 21

The Tara Broach

Jewellery in gold and silver

Question 22

In terms of Ancient Ireland what was the purpose of Standing Stones

Answer 22

To mark graves, sacred sites and boundaries

Question 23

What metals were used in Ireland during the Bronze Age

Answer 23

Copper, tin, gold and silver

Question 24

Name types of dwellings from Celtic Ireland

Answer 24

Ring forth
Promontory fort
Crannog

Question 25

Explain Torc in terms of Ancient Ireland

Answer 25

A Torc was a type of necklace

Question 26

Explain a court cairn

Answer 26

A tomb or burial place?

Question 27

Explain a stone quern used in Celtic Ireland

Answer 27

A stone used for grinding grain

Question 28

What is WATTLE AND DAUB?

Answer 28

Wattle is interwoven sticks!! | Daub is mud and straw plaster used to cover wattle???

Question 29

Explain SOUTERRAIN

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Question 30

Explain TANAISTE

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Question 31

Explain DERBHFINE

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Question 32

In Ancient Ireland what was a MIDDEN

Answer 32

MIDDENS were small heaps of kitchen waste

Question 33

Where did the first settlers in Ireland come from?

Answer 33

Scotland or Wales, most likely travelled in dugout canoes or small tub like boats made from animal skin and a light wooden frame.

Question 34

Where did the first settlers settle in Ireland

Answer 34

Along the coast and on banks of rivers. Ireland was covered in dense forest so going inland was difficult

Question 35

In terms of ancient Ireland what were scrapers

Answer 35

Flat stones used to clean skin

Question 36

What were post holes

Answer 36

Holes in the ground where upright posts for houses once stood

Question 37

Why type of houses did the first settlers live in?

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Question 38

What kind of information might an archaeologist gather from MIDDENS

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Question 39

Why did early settlers move from place to place?

Answer 39

They were hunter gathers so the moved when they used the ???

Question 40

What is a DOLMEN

Answer 40

An ancient burial site consisting of 3 standing stones and a capstone

Question 41

What is a Lunula?

Answer 41

Gold necklace worn by rich people In Bronze Age

Question 42

How many phases to Stone Age?

Answer 42

3 Early Stone Age.... First arrivals in Ireland...hunter Gatherers Middle Stone Age...First Farmers..NEOLITHIC New Stone Age NEOLITHIC.

Question 43

What comes after The Stone Age

Answer 43

The Bronze Age

Question 44

What comes after the Bronze Age

Answer 44

The Iron Age

Question 45

What comes after The Iron Age

Answer 45

Early Christian Ireland

Question 46

What 2 metals are used to make Bronze?

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Question 47

How did use of bronze improve the life of farmers?

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Question 48

Describe 2 ways Bronze people cooked their food

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Question 49

Explain a cist grave?

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Question 50

Explain a WEDGE TOMB.

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Question 51

Explain a STONE CIRCLE

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Question 52

Why are the earliest times known as the Stone Age?

Answer 52

People used stone tools for buildings, weapons??????