Reflection
The Celts came from as far back as the 2nd millennium and
occupied much of Europe during their time. The Celts had many different crowds,
such as the La Tene, who dominated during the Iron age (450-50 BC) and occupied
most of Western Europe. These Celts were culturally united but not politically,
they were led by kings, but for religious and educational circumstances the
people looked to the Druids. The La Tene’s were more commonly known for their
art, which consist of abstract swirls and geometric designs. The Celts expansion
began the fifth and first century BC; during this the Celts migrated to the
British Isles and Eastern Europe. In 390BC the Celts were able to advance to the
Italian Peninsula sacking Rome. Celtic power began to fall when the Romans went
through Italy and Spain conquering Gaul and pushing through Britain.
When
looking for pictures for the postcard project I found that I used the databases
provided for almost everything. When thinking about how my postcards should be
organized, I wanted them to be unique; I wanted each of the postcards to have a
different category. The postcards
were sorted by, Religion, armor, lifestyle, money, and symbols. The pictures I
used stood out to me in their own ways, by being different. I really liked the
picture of the Horse carved onto the side of the hill. The first thing that
popped into my mind seeing that photo was, “How did they do that?” The horse
could only be seen from an aerial view, but back then the Celts didn’t have
technology to be able to see how precise they are, and yet the image looks just
like a horse. The pictures I ended up for my Postcard project on the Celts
represented the Celts in a distinctive
way.
When I first got to Naples and was put into the honors program I was
nervous because I was assigned a civilization, like everyone else in honors, but
I didn’t have any information on my civilization but everyone else in class had
theirs because they were here for the beginning of the year. I got the Celts and
I knew nothing about except for the fact that they originated from the United
Kingdom. When I asked my dad about the Celts, he knew a lot more than I did. He
told me that I could possibly be a descendent of them because I’m a quarter
Scottish and that actually surprised me. Getting a culture that I didn’t know
anything about made me eager and upset. I was happy about getting the Celts
because then I could learn and become an expert on a civilization completely new
to me, but I was upset because then I would have to do a bunch of research on
the Celts, because I just got here and I had upcoming projects to complete on my
civilization. Information that surprised me when doing research on the Celts
was, that the Celts had been all over Europe owning an astonishing amount of
land. I wish I could’ve experienced what a day as a Celt would be like, learning
how difficult a women’s life would be, what job a women must do in a tribe and
how they were treated.