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Rough & Tough. The Ancient Celts. The Celts. Clothes Land Enemies, Enemies, Enemies (& Friends) Government Traditions Food War Currency Inventions Weapons. Celt Style. The Celts had unique style and took pride in their appearance. Bright embroidered shirts Bracae - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Ancient
CeltsRough & Tough
The Celts
Clothes
Land
Enemies, Enemies, Enemies (& Friends)
Government
Traditions
Food
War
Currency
Inventions
Weapons
Celt StyleThe Celts had unique style and took pride in
their appearance.
Bright embroidered shirts
Bracae
Cloaks (heavy in winter, light in summer) Bronze Helmets
Horns
Chains
Jewelry
Celts Land
Small Farms
No Big Cities
No Empire
About 500 BCE the Celts settled in modern day Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Celt Enemies
The Celts were always looking for a fight. Their enemies were
Romans
Themselves
When they had no one to fight they fought upon themselves. War was sometimes
Bright clothes
Screaming insults
Mostly it was blood and death.
Government
Celts were spread out all over most of North Europe. The language, beliefs, and government were all the same. They were
Chieftain
Aristocracy
Traditions
There was no specific traditions except that the women would always get the land until marriage.
Food
Pork
Beef
Fowl
Dolphin
Fresh or saltwater fish
Seal
Whale
Deer
And of coarse drinksBeer
Ale
Wine
The Celts did not have supermarkets or stores where they could buy food. They never wasted food.
Boar
Bear
Fox
Beaver
Chicken
Goat
Sheep
Pigs
Leeks
Onions
Turnips
Parsnips
Carrots
Hazelnuts
Walnuts
Gooseberries
Blueberries
Blackberries
Garlic
Parsley
Spinach
Skins
Fur
Horn
Bones
And feathers
Wars
The Celts were not very good at getting “along” with anyone at all. The wars were
Many with romans
Even more between themselves
Currency
The Celtic money was
Gold
Silver
Bronze
(like the Olympics!)
Copper
And ring like
Inventions
A couple Celtic inventions were
Soap
Irish linen
Plaids
Irish jigs
Reels
Fiddle
Bagpipes
Harp
Longbow
Many folk and fairy tails
Weapons
The weapons they used were
Swords with gems
Spears
Daggers
Javelins
Slings
Axes
All very decorated
Ranged weapons were seen as very cowardly