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Junior Cert short questions
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1
Two important advances made during the Neolithic period were
People learned to work with dogs
People learned how to read
People learned how to farm
People learned how to make pottery
2
Which is not a method used by archaeologists to date an object
Oxygen analysis
Tree ring dating
Stratigraphy
Carbon dating
3
Two reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy
The reminders of Ancient Rome
Schools promoted art
Italians are naturally skilled artists
Rich patrons
4
Which of the following is a secondary source
A diary entry
An interview
A History book
A picture
5
Why did James Connolly set up the Irish Citizen Army
To protect citizens during the Irish War of Independence
To fight in World War One
To fight in the 1916 Easter Rising
To protect workers during the 1913 Dublin Lockout
6
In Middle times what was a serf
A poet
The third stage of becoming a craftsman
A judge
Peasants who belonged to a lord
7
Two reasons why Sinn Fein won the 1916 general election
Their policies would improve Ireland's economy
England called the 1916 Rising a Sinn Fein Rising
The Irish supported the IRA
They were against conscription
8
What were coffin ships during the Great Famine
Ships that carried Irish immigrants abroad
Ships that took diseased people away
Ships that exported infected potatoes
Ships which dumped dead bodies at the sea
9
Which leader was known as Il Duce
Hitler
Churchill
Lenin
Mussolini
10
Two reasons why people were sacred to travel during the Age of Explorations
Unreliable means of communication
Thought they would sail off the earth
Afraid of sea monsters
Would never see their family again
11
Who were the conquistadors
Spanish explorers that conquered land
A secret spy force in Ireland
The name of people that were against the Reformation
French resistance during the Revolution
12
Two inventions during the Industrial Revolution
The Spinning Jenny
Crop rotation
The Davy lamppost
The Flying Shuttle
13
What is the selling of indulgences
Paying the Church for forgiveness
The selling of slaves from conquered lands
When a woman is sold for a dowry
The selling of illegal stolen artefacts
14
Which period came first
The Mesolithic period
The Neolithic period
15
This is an example of a
Motte and Bailey
Ring Fort
Bawn
Crannog
16
Which was not a cause of the American Revolution
Influence of the French Revolution
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
Unfair taxes
17
Two stages of becoming a knight are
A page
An apprentice
A chivalry
A squire
18
Which two are bronze age tombs
Cist grave
Portal dolmen
Wedge tomb
Passage grave
19
What was the Solemn League and Covenant
An organisation aimed at gaining Irish independence
The treaty ending World War Two
Document that fooled Eoin O Neill into joining 1916 Rising
A promise by unionists to prevent the Home Rule Bill
20
Two reasons why women were not highly involved in the Renaissance were
They were forbidden to attend university
Women could not afford art materials
Women received little formal education
Their husbands often banned them from working
21
A newspaper is an example of a
Primary source
Secondary source
22
This is an example of a
Passage grave
Wedge tomb
Portal dolmen
Court Cairn
23
What civilisation was conquered by Spanish conquistador, Henry Cortes
Mayans
Persians
Aztecs
Incas
24
These are an example of a
Artefact
Archive
Manuscript
Secondary source
25
A hunter- gather is a person who
Gathered their hunted food for the winter
Hunted animals and gathered fruit
26
Two functions of a medieval guild
To aid literacy rates
To increase profits
To set standards
To look after older members
27
Two reasons the plantations occurred in Ireland
To make Ireland Protestant
To make Britain rich
To gain control of Ireland
To kill the Irish language
28
Two services monasteries provided to the community during Medieval times
Took in orphans
Helped sick people
Helped the poor
Were the local school teachers
29
The head of a monastery was called the
Bishop
Friar
Patriarch
Abbot
30
This type of hairstyle was called a
Scribe
Cloister
Tonsure
Habit
31
What political Party did Eamon de Valera found in 1926
Fine Gael
Fianna Fail
Cumann na nGaedheal
Sinn Fein
32
Which was not a measure adopted by Britain to help Ireland during the famine
Establishment of workhouses
The introduction of the dole
Public work schemes
Cheap imports of maize
33
Which is not a member of the Celtic Aos Dana
Poets
Judges
Slaves
Druids
34
Two terms of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty
TDs had to take an oath of allegiance to the King
Britain would have 3 naval bases in Ireland
Ireland had to give Britain a once off payment
Ireland would be ruled from Westminster
35
During the Transport Revolution a Turnpike Trust was
A road toll
A new type of engine
The people who wrote the rules of the road
The first type of automobile
36
Two reasons why rulers were willing to sponsor voyages during the Age of Explorations
To discover new types of food
To find more living space
To increase their wealth and fame
To spread Christianity
37
Two important effects of Christianity coming to Ireland
People stopped sacrificing animals
Everyone became Catholic
Important monastic artworks
Increased education
38
Two reasons unionists opposed the Home Rule Bill
Afraid Home Rule was "Rome Rule"
Feared the Irish in power would have them killed
World War Two was approaching
It would weaken the economy
39
What was the reign of terror in France
A period of fear following the French Revolution
The French king's terrible reign of terror
When Napoleon died
A battle during the French Revolution
40
Which was not an effect of the printing press
Cheaper books
New ideas spread quickly
Increased literacy rates
Improved maps
