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18 Cards in this Set
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Name two methods an archaeologist would use to locate a site. |
Aerial photography and field walking. |
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Archaeologists sometimes describe the earliest Irish people as Hunter-gathers. What is meant by this term? |
These were early Irish settlers that did not know the skills of farming and survived by hunting wild animals and gathering berries and nuts. |
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Name two types of tomb from Neolithic Ireland. |
Dolmen and court cairn. |
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Give two important effects of the coming of Christianity to Ireland. |
The shamrock had become a symbol of ireland and has been adopted as the symbol for the national airline, Aer Lingus. |
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State two functions of a guild in medieval times. |
To maintain high standards of goods. A yearly fee was paid to the guild,which was used to pay for the care of sick colleagues and towards the up keep of families of deceased members. |
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Give two reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy. |
Italy was the crossroads of the world, it was the main trading centre of Europe. Wealthy patrons were willing to pay good money for works of art. |
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Give two effects of the development of the printing process. |
Books became smaller and cheaper. It made it possible for writers to reach a larger audience. |
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Name the civilisation conquered by the Spanish conquistador, Hernando Cortès. |
The Aztecs. |
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What was the Reign of Terror in France during the 1790s? |
Summer of 1793 to summer of 1794 when thousands of people were arrested and killed by the Committee of Public Safety. |
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What was the Solemn League and Covenant, 1912? |
It was a petition against Home Rule organised and signed by unionists. |
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Why did James Connolly set up the Irish Citizen Army in 1913? |
To protect Irish Transport and General Workers Union from attack by the police. |
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Mention two reasons why Sinn Féin won the 1918 general election. |
Michael Collins and Eamonn de Valera promised to give Ireland a Republic if they won the election. |
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Name the political party founded by Eamonn de Valera in 1926. |
Fianna Fáil. |
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During the period, 1959-1966, mention two important decisions taken by the government of Seán Lemass. |
He met with his Northern Ireland counterpart, Captain Terence O'Neill in 1965. Irish soldiers served as UN peacekeepers in the Congo. |
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Which European leader was known as Il Duce? |
Benito Mussolini. |
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In November 1938, what happened during Kristallnacht? |
On this night in November 1930s Jews were attacked and their property was damaged. |
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During World War II, what was Operation Overlord? |
It was the code name given to the invasion of Normandy on D-day , 6 June 1944. |
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What is meant by decolonisation? |
Decolonisation is when European countries withdrew from other countries they once ruled in like Africa. |
