HIST 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Early Christianity, Feudalism
11 Oct 2018
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Geography: the basics of present-day irish geography, the four provinces, ulster, leinster, munster, connaught, influence of geography upon settlement, politics and culture, east/west, north/south divisions. The celts: celtic migrations, social and political features, the tuath [say too-ah]= petty kingdom, tuath ruled by a ri (king or chieftan) --levels of king: ri (king of a single tuath), ruiri (over- King of many tuath), ri ruirect (king of a province), and. Ard ri (high king, king of ireland a rare occurance in. --poets: cattle raid of cooley , cuchulainn [say co-cullen] --priests: commoners, social mobility, the fine [say fee-na]: family. --gender and the status of women: the law and honour price (cont. on next page) The vikings, 795-1100 ce: raids and settlements, towns and trade, cultural impact, brian boru and the high kingship, 980-1014 ce, the battle of clontarf. Key questions: describe the social and political organization of celtic. Describe the impact of christianity on early ireland.
