WorksheetsEarly Christian Ireland
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
The people who lived in Ireland at the time when Christianity was introduced were ...
(a)
The celts were...
nomadic
pagan
friends with the Romans
hunter-gatherers
Who is the first official source about Christianity in Ireland?
St. Patrick
Palladius
Constantine
Julius Caesar
St. Patrick most likely came from where?
Scotland
Wales
England
France
What is a monastery?
Where was the first Irish monastery founded?
Glendalough
Skellig Michael
Inis Mór
Mount Sandal
What are these huts called?
(a)
Monks were...
strict
self-sufficient
people who led simple lives
well-educated
What is a tonsure?
a monk's haircut
the type of paper used to make manuscripts
the place where monks ate their meals
the place where monks prayed
What is filigree work?
Farming and harvesting crops for the monastery
the transcribing of text to make manuscripts
the carving of high crosses
the art of weaving and twisting gold wire
What was the parchment used to make manuscripts made from?
feather
vellum
papyrus
wax
What was the oratory in a monastery?
the place where guests stayed when visiting the monastery
the place where the monks ate their meals
the place where monks prayed
the room where scribes transcribed manuscripts
