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Chapter 3
Ancient Ireland
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mesolithic/Middle Stone Age | It was was called that because people used weapons and tools made from stone |
| Mesolithic people were.. | Hunters/Gatherers |
| Neolithic/New Age People | |
| Stone Axes | |
| Neolithic tombs | |
| Court Cairns | |
| Portal Dolmens | |
| Passage Graves | |
| Corbelled Roofs | |
| Smiths are.. | |
| Torcs | |
| Lunalas | |
| Fulachtaí Fia | |
| Rotary Querns | |
| Megalith means.. | Great/Big |
| The Bronze Age | The people that came to Ireland discovered how to make sharp weapons/tools out of bronze |
| Torcs | Necklaces/bracelets that resembled ropes of gold |
| Lunalas | Gold necklaces that looked like the crescent moon |
| Fulachtaí Fia | |
| Moulds | |
| Smelted | |
| Wedge Tombs | |
| Cist Graves | |
| Standing Stones | |
| The Iron Age | Celts arrived in Ireland and they brought their knowledge of iron with them. Iron was the new metal that could make stronger and sharper tools/weapons |
| Dúns | |
| Promontory Forts | |
| Ogham Stones | |
| Deities | |
| Dagda | |
| Lug | The God of War |
| Brigid and Morrigan | |
| Druids | |
| Samhain | |
| Imbolc | |
| Bealtaine | |
| Lughnasa | |
| Tara Brooch | |
| Tuath | |
| Nobles | |
| Commoners | |
| Slaves |