Ancient History: Celtic Tribes (500 BC-43 AD)
The Celtic tribes sacked Rome in 390 BC.. (photo from August 2011)
We began our history studies this year by backing up a bit and reviewing. We ended our study of Ancient history last year with the end of the Roman Empire, but as we go into the Dark Ages or the Early Middle Ages, we needed to back up a bit and review the fact that the Celts, who were around during the Roman Empire, dominated much of Europe. They came from what is now southern Germany and pushed through much of Europe. The Celtic tribes sacked Rome in 390 BC and raided Greece and Anatolia in 280 BC. They also fought among themselves and even fought with the Romans against the Germanic barbarians. After the fall of Rome, Celtic ways survived only in Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany and parts of Scotland and Wales.
History Portfolio
We read from The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia. This is our spine, sort of like a glorified timeline.
We read selections from Write from Medieval History Level 2 by Kimberly Garcia
The Celts
"The comb is used to tighten the woven design while weaving on the loom.
A Celtic Torque is a twisted metal necklace. The Celts were known for wearing this type of jewelry."
They completed narration sentences from what they had learned and copywork sentences in their history journals using History Portfolios.
"The Celts loved and valued horses and were excellent horsemen.
Plaid is a woven pattern n wool commonly used among the Celts."
We used the vocabulary words as a border around the page. We reviewed what the words meant as we wrote them around the edge. A band of color makes it look more like a border. Books:
- Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey. Set in fifth-century Britain, the story follows a Celtic lad in service to King Arthur.
- Tales of King Arthur by James Riordan
- King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
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