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