Rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. Smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of bedrock and larger rocks. Soil is made partly from weathered rock, partly from plant remains--and also contains many living organisms. Benchmark 4C The Physical Setting: Processes that Shape the Earth Grades 6-8, page 73
The Celts (/ËkÉlts/ , occasionally /ËsÉlts/ , see pronunciation of Celtic) were people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.
Celtic mythology. The religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts, an ancient Indo-European people. In the 4th century BCE their influence and territories covered the length of Europe, stretching from Britain to Asia Minor. Celtic mythology consists of three groups:1  The Goidelic, including Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the western highlands of Scotland. 2  In language, race, and tradition these form a homogenous block; 3  The Insular Brythonic, including Wales and Cornwall, also inhabited by kindred people with a somewhat similar history;n the 4th century BCE their influence and territories covered the length of Europe, stretching from Britain to Asia Minor. Celtic mythology consists of three groups: 1  The Goidelic, including Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the western highlands of Scotland.