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History
History(Early Christian Ireland)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were monks? | Holy men |
| What was a tonsure? | TThe type of haircut a monk had |
| What was a habit? | The type of clothing worn by monks |
| Name a monastery and its founder | Glendalough, St.Kevin |
| What was a refectory? | The dinning room |
| What was the oratory? | The chruch |
| What did monks live in? | Cells or huts |
| What was an abbot? | The head of the monastery |
| What were cist graves? | Where monks were burried |
| Name three services provided by monasteries | It was a center for prayer and religion. It provided health care for the sick and it educated boys and young men |
| Name three examples of monastic art | Manuscripts,stone crosses and metalwork |
| What was a scriptorium? | Where scribes copied beautiful manuscripts |
| What were quills? | Goose feathers(for writing) |
| what were vellum? | Calfskin, item that was wrote onn |
| What was perchament | Sheepskin(item that was wrote on) |
| Name a famous manuscript | The book of kells |
| Name a famous stone castle | The cross of Muirdeach |
| Name a famous piece of metal work made the monks | The Ardage |
| What was a souterrian | A tunnel undergroud |
| Name two types of dwellings | Ring forts and crannógs |