Learning Goals.

• Website – Are we online? Today is the day.

• In focus: The Celts (what we know and what we don’t)

• Celt peoples multi-media presentation – groups and topics

Quick Hitters

• What is BCE? CE? Why do we use it instead of BC & AD?

• Generally describe the map of Europe c. 700bce

• Name 3 tribal groups who lived in Europe c. 700bce

What I Learned About You..

• Varied interests in people and media (The Queen, GSP, Bob Dylan, AC/DC, Luke Bryan).

• University + Community College

• Why are you here? You have to be / Someone put me in it / I looked easy

• You are not funny – or so you tell me

Step 1 – Gnspes email account – Do you know yours?

Step 2 – Proceed to www.gnspes.ca

Step 3 – Log in and follow the prompts to the “Student” section

Step 4 – Enter in classroom code –51oz5at

Check out the website!

Why Gaelic Studies?

Leaning Goals.

• Look around + activity

• Begin examination of historical maps

The Knock.

• Forgotten history – lost in the shuffle of Roman, Greek and Viking history

• Dead language – I can’t read those road signs in Antigonish

• Too complicated – Who are the Celts? Who are the Gaels? Where am I again?

Reality.

Gaelic history is:

• Action packed – The Picts!

• Thoughtful – Art and Culture

• Important – Influence is everywhere!

• Personal – The Highland Heart

Look Around.

• Festivals

• Language

• Art

• Music

• Fashion

Look Around.

• In groups of 3-5, please complete the following and report back to the class:

1) Identify ten (10) manifestations of Gaelic culture that you encounter

2) Identify a component of Gaelic culture that directly involves you

3) Create three (3) questions about Gaelic culture

Starting Point – Celtic Europe

A brief word on time.

Before the Common Era / Common Era

Starting Point – 700 BCE

At a Glance

World Population – 100,000,000

The Iron Age had begun – replacing bronze as the dominant medal

Rome is fast becoming the world superpower

Polytheistic religions reign

Life expectancy was 42 years

Europe – Then & Now

BYOD – Proceed here

Getting to Know Europe c. 700 BCE

• Greeks are dominating the Mediterranean

• Italy experiencing significant growth

• Central Europe is home to a series of Tribal People

Gaul (France) – Slavs (Russians) – Celts (UK ++) - German

Toward the Gaels: The Celts

• The Celts were a loose collection of people who lived in central Europe and Great Britain from around 700bce to the birth of the Common Era

• There were many groups (tribes) of Celts, speaking a vaguely common language.

• By 500bce they were the most powerful cultural group in Europe

The Celts: Where?

• Austria, Switzerland, southern France, Spain, Belgium, and Britain.

The Celts: Who

• Over time the Celts split into separate, identifiable groups:

Celts

Gauls BritonsGaels

Did the Celts Exist?

• We learn about ancient cultures by:

1) Their written records

2) Their art, medal, and dress The Celts had very little of each

3) What others write about them

A Brief Word on Archaeology

• The study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that has been left behind by past human populations, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes.

Archaeologists Start the Story

Roman Account of the Celts

Strengths of Knowledge (SoK) Weaknesses of Knowledge (WoK)

The Celts: A People

• Clothing

• Food

• Religion

• Weapons & Warriors

Here

Celt Multi-Media Assignment

• Slide 1 – Title Page that clear introduces the topic and names the group members. 1 point.

• Slide 2 – A general overview of the topic. For example: “The Celts wore a variety of bright colors depending on the time of year…” 3 points.

• Slides 3-5 – Topic specifics. For example: Examples of weapons with brief descriptions. 6 points.

• Slides 6 – Concluding points – What can we take away from this element of Celtic culture? 5 points.