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The Celts
Footsteps in Time Chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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What did women wear in Celtic Ireland | Long, loose-fitting dresses |
What did men wear at this time | Long Tunics and Bracae (trousers) |
Name the vegetables and animals farmed | Vegetables- onions, turnips and beans Animals- Sheep, cattle, pigs |
Name the type of housing from the following description: Built on high ground surrounded by numerous banks and ditches. Used when village under attack | Hillfort |
Crannogs were used in Celtic Ireland, what other time in history were they used in? | The Bronze Age |
Describe a Promontory Fort | Built on the edge of a cliff. Walls around the fort called ramparts. Area around the fort covered in rocks (chevaux de frise) used to slow horses |
Hillforts were similar to these: | Ringforts |
Forts made of stone: | Caiseal/Caher |
Ordinary Forts: | Dun, Rath, Lios. |
List the Celtic higherarky | Deirbhine (Ard Ri) Nobles Aos Dana Commoners/farmers Slaves |
Explain Celsine | In return for protection, you would pay nobles in case if something were to happen. |
List the people of the Aos Dana | Druids, Brehons, File, Smith, Carpenter. |
How would one become a slave | Slaves were captured on raids of other Tuath. Desperate parents might sell their children into slavery. |
With what material did Smiths and Carpenters work with | Smiths- metals Carpenter-timber |
Why were boat- builders so important in Celtic Ireland | The were no real roads so sailing was the main mode of transport |
What shapes were typical of La Tene design | Spirals, 'c's, 's' |