Iron Age "Celts"

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Spring Semester 2008

 Final Exam Essay Questions 

• Choose THREE of the following questions.
  
  
• You have 20 minutes max to write each essay. Write down your start and stop times. Hand in this cover sheet with your essays.
  
  
• Write legibly or type. Use spell check if needed.
  
• Use complete sentences and proper paragraph structure.
  
• Write an outline first to organize your thoughts. Quality of writing counts.
  
  

• Give at least three specific, different and appropriate examples in each case. Identify them with names, dates, places ...

  
  

1. What are the main characteristics of the early La Tène period?

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2. Describe the various kinds of evidence we rely on to study the "Celts" of Iron Age Europe.
    Have they convinced you that the Iron Age Europeans were Celts? Explain.

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3. What can (or cannot) we know about “Celtic” warfare? What are our sources of information?

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4. Describe the relations between the Romans and the Gauls during the Republic (pre-Augustus).  How did they change over time?

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5. What can Hallstatt-era art and burial customs tell us about the social structures, interrelations and beliefs of the Hallstatt "Celts"?

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