The Stone Age (c. 4000-2000 BC) (Leaving Cert Art): Quizzes
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When approximately did the Neolithic period last in Ireland?
When approximately did the Neolithic period last in Ireland?
3700 to 2000 BC
What is chip carving?
What is chip carving?
Cutting patterns into stone with flint
What were Stone Age houses typically made from?
What were Stone Age houses typically made from?
Stone, wood, and mud with thatch roofs
Which patterns are examples of curved line designs?
Which patterns are examples of curved line designs?
Spirals and concentric circles
How many large stone legs typically support a dolmen?
How many large stone legs typically support a dolmen?
Three to seven
Approximately how many portal dolmens are throughout Ireland?
Approximately how many portal dolmens are throughout Ireland?
170
When does the roof box phenomenon occur at Newgrange?
When does the roof box phenomenon occur at Newgrange?
Winter solstice
How tall is the mound at Newgrange?
How tall is the mound at Newgrange?
11 metres
What makes Knowth distinctive among Boyne Valley passage mounds?
What makes Knowth distinctive among Boyne Valley passage mounds?
Oldest and largest
Which directions do the two passages at Knowth face?
Which directions do the two passages at Knowth face?
East and west
What is corbelling?
What is corbelling?
Stone courses projecting inward to form roof
What astronomical events do the passages at Knowth align with?
What astronomical events do the passages at Knowth align with?
Equinoxes