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History short questions. 1st to 3rd year Junior Certificate.
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Intermediate
01/29/2018

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Mention 2 consequences for Ireland of the coming of the Normans.
Definition

1. Castles

2. Feudalism

Term
Give 2 important effects of the coming of Christianity to Ireland.
Definition
1. Education of people.
2. Christian monasteries helped the sick.
Term
Mention 2 advances made by the Neolithic people.
Definition
1. They were the first farmers.
2. They settled in one place.
Term
Give 2 reasons why the annual fair was so popular.
Definition
1. To trade good that can not be gotten under normal circumstances. Spices, silk etc.
2. It was a day off for non stop workers.
Term
What was sanctuary in Medieval Times?
Definition
Sanctuary was a sacred place.
Term
What was the purpose of the following buildings?
1. The Chapter House
2. Cloisters
3. Refectory
Definition
1. The Chapter House was where meetings were held.
2. Cloisters were open hallways surrounding a garden and were used to pray, study and relax.
3. The refectory was the dining area.
Term
Explain the following in relation to Renaissance art.
1. Fresco
2. Perspective
3. Sfamato
Definition
1. Fresco was painting directly on to wet wall plaster.
2. Perspective was making paintings/drawings look more 3D.
3.Sfumato was blending tones and colors to flow into eachother.
Term
Mention 2 features of Renaissance architecture.
Definition
1. Domes
2. Columns
Term
Explain the following in relation to Medieval Times.
1. Demense
2. Fife
3. Vassal
4. Serf
5. Manor
Definition
1. Demense was all the land the Lord owned.
2. A fife was a vassal's payment.
3. A vassal was the Lord's protection
4. A serf was a slave but not a freeman.
5. The manor was the Lord's house.
Term
Name a Renaissance sculptor and one of his works.
Definition
Sculptor: Michelangelo
Work: The Pieta
Term
Mention 2 developments in science/medicine during the Renaissance.
Definition
1. Galileo proved the Copernicus theory that the Earth orbited the Sun.
2, Medical care was no longer controlled by the Church.
Term
Name a Renaissance painter from outside Italy and one of his works.
Definition
Painter: Albrecht Durer
Work: Young Hare
Term
Name 2 types of tombs from Neolithic Ireland.
Definition
1. Portal Dolmens
2. Passage Grave
Term
What is meant by the term hunter-gatherers?
Definition
Hunter-gatherers were people that hunted their food and gathered food such as berries.
Term
Explain 2 problems faced by town dwellers in the Middle Ages.
Definition
1. Over-crowding caused easy spread of disease.
2. Tight spacing of buildings caused fires to spread quickly throughout the town.
Term
What is a secondary source? Give an example.
Definition
A secondary source is a source based off of one or more primary sources. An example is a history book.
Term
Give 2 effects of the development of the printing press.
Definition
1. Ideas were spread much quicker such as Martin Luther's ideas during the Reformation.
2. As manuscripts were quite expensive to buy before the printing press, poor people could not become educated. The printing press made books much cheaper so poor people became educated.
Term
Why did Renaissance artists study anatomy?
Definition
To make their paintings/sculptures appear more lifelike.
Term
Name 2 methods an archaeologist would use to locate a site.
Definition
1.Aerial photography
2. Soil differences
Term
What was humanism?
Definition
People thinking for themselves.
Term
Why was the work of a scribe highly valued?
Definition
The scribe recorded religious events.
Term
Name the location where the earliest (Neolithic) settlers lived.
Definition
Lough Gur
Term
Name 2 important Celtic festivals.
Definition
1. Samhain
2. Lughnasa
Term
Apart from copying manuscripts, name 2 services monasteries provided.
Definition
1. Education
2. Health/medicine
Term
Explain the following.
1. Demense
2. Serf
3. Tithe
4. Pottage
Definition
1. All the land the Lord owned
2. A slave but not a freeman
3 10% of the serf's crops which went to the priest.
4. A soup made out of the vegetables the serf grew.
Term
Explain the following.
1. Charter
2. Curfew
3. Pillory
4. Black death
Definition
1. list of rules in a medieval town
2. The time in a medieval town where people had to quench their fires.
3. A form of punishment
4. A disease spread by flies, birds and rats
Term
During the middle ages, what was chivalry?
Definition
A code of conduct knights had to follow.
Term
Explain the following:
1. Propaganda
2. Archives
3. Bias
Definition
1. Using the media to appeal to peoples senses and to promote your side.
2. Area in a library/museum used to store written primary sources.
3. Favouring one side over another.
Term
Why are the earliest times known as the Stone Age?
Definition
Stone was used mainly for tools, weapons etc.
Term
Name 2 metal ores used in Ireland during the Bronze Age.
Definition
1. Copper
2. Tin
Term
What is a primary source? Give an example.
Definition
A primary source comes directly from a period of time in history. An example of a primary source would be the Irish Proclamation from 1916.
Term
Explain the term chronology.
Definition
Chronology is putting events in order of date.
Term
Give 2 reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy.
Definition
1. It was the centre of European trade.
2.It was home to many Roman ruins which inspired Renaissance architects.
Term
Name one Renaissance writer and one of their works.
Definition
Writer: William Shakespeare
Piece: Romeo and Juliet
Term
Give one reason why cartoons can be useful to historians.
Definition
It makes the point easy to understand. For example, during World War 1, there was a cartoon drawn of a bridge with all the countries names on each stone. However, the capstone (USA) was missing. this is conveying that USA did not join the League of Nations but they are the most needed country.
Term
Explain the following in relation to Celtic Ireland.
1. Tuath
2. Aos Dana
3. Ogham
Definition
1. Kingdom
2. a group of specially skilled men
3. Celtic writing.
Term
Mention 2 characteristics of Gothic architecture.
Definition
1. Pointed arches
2. Flying buttresses.
Term
Explain the following in relation to the Bronze Age.
1. Crannog
2. Fulacht Fiadh
Definition
1. Man made island on a lade/river.
2. Means of cooking
Term
Mention 2 instruments an archaeologist would use.
Definition
1. Sieve
2. Spade
Term
Name 2 functions of a guild on Medieval Times.
Definition
1. To set exams for men wanting to become craftsmen
2. To make prices fair and equal.
Term
In a Medieval monastery, what was the role of the Aloner and Abbot.
Definition
1. The aloner looked after visitors and travellers.
2. Head of the monastery.
Term
Explain the following:
1. Page
2. Dubbing
3. Chivalry
4. Jousting
Definition
1. First stage in becoming a knight
2. Act of making a man a knight.
3. Code of conduct knights had to follow
4. Fake battles
Term
Apart from displaying documents, mention 1 purpose of a museum.
Definition
Dating artefacts.
Term
During the Middle Ages, name 2 orders of Monks.
Definition
1. Benedictine
2. Cistine
Term
From your study of the Renaissance, give 2 reasons why wealthy merchants, rulers and popes sponsored artists.
Definition
1.To make them rich
2. To give them a high status in society
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