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13 Cards in this Set
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What does neolithic mean |
New stone age |
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What does megalithic mean |
Massive stones or great stones |
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Name the 3 burial tombs |
Passage tomb Portal dolmen Court cairns |
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Where is lough gur |
Limerick |
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Where is the boyne valley |
Meath |
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Where are the céide fields |
Mayo |
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What did they call neolithic people |
Ireland first farmers |
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What animals did they have |
Cattle pigs sheep goats and dogs |
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What shapes were their houses |
Rectangular |
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What were the walls built of |
Upright timber planks and wattle and daub |
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What is wattle and daub |
Mud. Used as plaster or insulation |
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What was on the roof of the house |
A hole that acted as a chimney |
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Why were their houses stronger then mesolithic houses |
They built permanent settlements |