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Our Roots in Ancient Civilisation 1: Ancient Ireland

Delve into the Iron Age and Celtic civilization in Ancient Ireland, uncovering details of Celtic society, art, burial customs, and more.

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Our Roots in Ancient Civilisation 1: Ancient Ireland

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  1. Our Roots in Ancient Civilisation 1: Ancient Ireland 6 The Iron Age and the Celts • WHAT YOU WILL LEARN • At the end of this chapter you should understand ... • The coming of the Iron Age and Celtic civilisation to Ireland. • How Celtic society was organised. • Houses, settlements, work and food of the Celtic people. • Celtic art. • Burial customs and ogham stones.

  2. How do we know about the Iron Age and the Celts?

  3. Who were the Celts? La Tène Halstatt Early Christian Ireland Bronze Age Iron Age First use of metal Year 1 Arrival of Christianity 500 BC 400 AD Iron replaced bronze; arrival of Celts

  4. What were the features of ring-forts? Houses and Settlements – Ring-forts How were ring-forts built?

  5. Houses and Settlements – Ring-forts How does a Staigue fort differ from other ring-forts?

  6. Houses and Settlements – Crannógs • Fortified lake dwelling • Artificial island • Well-off families • Farming How were crannógs built?

  7. Houses and settlements – Hill forts What use was made of hill forts?

  8. Houses and Settlements – Promontory Forts What use was made of promontory forts?

  9. Celtic Society Rí (king) What role did each of these play in Celtic society? Nobles (warriors and Aos Dána) Farmers Labourers and slaves

  10. Celtic House and Farm What do these drawings tell you about houses and work?

  11. Food • Cattle – meat • Cows – milk, butter, cheese • Wheat, oats barley – bread, porridge, ale • Cooking – spits, fulacht fiadh, stone ovens • Feasting – the hero’s portion How was the rotary quern used?

  12. Tools and Weapons Iron ore Clay oven Bellows Charcoal Cauldron Smelting iron

  13. Celtic Art What do these tell you about Celtic art?

  14. Celtic Burials How did the Celts bury their dead?

  15. Ogham Stones X, AE Ph, UI P, IA Th, OI K, EA I E U O A R Z Ng G M Q C T D H N S F L B What were ogham stones?

  16. Bog Bodies What are the bog bodies?

  17. FOCUSTASK Summarise Draw up a table on a page of your copybook with the heading ‘Iron Age and the Celts’. Fill in the information in short note form opposite each of the categories.

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