Activities

Exercise One :Read the text and answer the following :

I- Say true or false and correct the mistakes if found

1- The Celts were the post-Roman people who lived in the Northwest of Europe and Britain during the stone Age.

2- The Celts were backward and unskilled people.

3- The Celts’ main settlements were in Cornwall and Ireland.

4- The main Celts who settled in Britain were of Gaulic descent.

5- The  Celtic tribes were under the direct rule of wealthy classes.

6-Although illiterate Druids mastered almost all types of knowledge through memorisation

II- Complete the following sentences

1- The warrior class includes………………..and………………..

2- According to some researchers, Druids came to meet ……………..from all over Britain in…………………..or in………. … 

3- …………………… was a kind of Celts’ worship.

4- The Celtic warriors used to …………………… in ………using……….. before

going to battle.

5- Hunting was the most prominent practice of the ……………………………

6- Celtic Women enjoyed …………………… than for hundered of years to come.

7- …………………. was the most powerful Celt who stood to the Romans.

 III- Give the definitions for each of bthe following :

1- priests                2- temples          5- infantry

3- custom               4- ponies

V : Answer the the following questions using your own words.

1- Why was Iron Age called so ?

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2- Name the main factions of Celtic tribes ?

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3- Who were the Druids.

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4- What did hunting symbolise in Celtic traditions ?

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5- Illustrate for the special role the Celtic women played in fighting the Romans ?

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VI :Homework :  Using the information in previous activities to summarise the text in no more than 15 lines.