First year History revision topics
 The work of the archaeologist
 People in history Q – an Archaeologist excavating a site
 Sources and timelines
 Ancient Ireland (7000 BC -500AD)
 Mesolitic Period ( Food, Housing / Dwelling Places)
 Neolithic Period (Food, Housing / Dwelling places,Tools and
Weapons, Tombs)
 Bronze Age (Food, Housing / Dwelling,Tools and Crafts, Burial
Customs)
 Iron Age (Food and Clothing, Housing/ Dwelling Places, Aos Dana,
Religion)
 Early Christian Ireland (Monasteries and Monks)
 People in history Q – A person from Ancient Ireland eg (A Stone
Age Farmer / A Neolithic Farmer)
 People in history Q – An Early Christian Monk
 Ancient Rome
 The Roman Army
 Houses of the Rich (Patricians) and poor (Plebians)
 Food and clothing
 Education
 Slaves
 Leisure and Entertainment – Gladiator Contests, Chariot Racing,
Baths, Theatre
 Religion and Burial Customs
 Legacy of Ancient Rome
 People in history Q – A Roman Slave
 People in history Q – A Roman soldier
 Medieval Period / Middle Ages
 Feudal System
 Motte and Bailey Castles
 Stone castles and the Defensive features
 Food and Pastimes
 Life in the countryside
 Medieval town
 Black Death
 Medieval Churches (Romanesque and Gothic)
 Medieval Monasteries and Monks
 People in history Q – Lord and Lady of a Medieval Castle
 People in history Q –Medieval Knight
 People in history Q – Medieval Craftsman
 People in history Q – Medieval Serf
 People in history Q – medieval Monk