A Long and Illustrious History Flashcards
Tell me about the stone age
- The first people to live in Britain were hunter-gatherers,
- Britain was connected to the continent by a land bridge.
-Britain only became permanently separated from the continent by the Channel about 10,000 years ago.
The first farmers arrived in Britain about 6,000 years ago.
-The ancestors of these first farmers probably came from south-east Europe.
What are the most famous stone monuments from the stone age? Where are they located?
-Stonehenge= Wiltshire.
- Skara Brae on Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland
Tell me about the bronze age
- Around 4,000 years ago, people learned to make bronze.
- People lived in roundhouses and buried their dead in tombs called round barrows.
- The people of the Bronze Age were accomplished metalworkers who made many beautiful objects in bronze and gold, including tools, ornaments and weapons.
what hill fort can still be seen today from the iron age
Maiden Castle, in the English county of Dorset.
Tell me about the iron age
- people learned how to make weapons and tools out of iron.
-People still lived in roundhouses, grouped together into larger settlements, and sometimes defended sites called hill forts
- Most people were farmers, craft workers or warriors. The language they spoke was part of the Celtic language family.
- the first coins to be minted in Britain, some inscribed with the names of Iron Age kings. This marks the beginnings of British history.
Tell me about the roman age and the events leading up to it
- name where a statue of a leader is
- Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. This was unsuccessful and for nearly 100 years Britain remained separate from the Roman Empire.
In AD 43 the Emperor Claudius led the Roman army in a new invasion. This time, there was resistance from some of the British tribes but the Romans were successful in occupying almost all of Britain.
One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England. She is still remembered today and there is a statue of her on Westminster Bridge in London, near the Houses of Parliament.
The Romans remained in Britain for 400 years. They built roads and public buildings, created a structure of law, and introduced new plants and animals. It was during the 3rd and 4th centuries AD that the first Christian communities began to appear in Britain.
What is the name of the wall that can still be seen north of England and what are the name of the forts that can still be seen
Parts of Hadrian’s Wall, including the forts of Housesteads and Vindolanda, can still be seen. It is a popular area for walkers and is a UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site.
Tell me about the roman age and the events leading up to it
- name where a statue of a leader is
- Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. This was unsuccessful and for nearly 100 years Britain remained separate from the Roman Empire.
In AD 43 the Emperor Claudius led the Roman army in a new invasion. This time, there was resistance from some of the British tribes but the Romans were successful in occupying almost all of Britain.
One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England. She is still remembered today and there is a statue of her on Westminster Bridge in London, near the Houses of Parliament.
Areas of what is now Scotland were never conquered by the Romans, and the Emperor Hadrian built a wall in the north of England to keep out the Picts (ancestors of the Scottish people). .
The Romans remained in Britain for 400 years. They built roads and public buildings, created a structure of law, and introduced new plants and animals. It was during the 3rd and 4th centuries AD that the first Christian communities began to appear in Britain.
what is the name of the wall that was built north of England and why was it built. What are the forts present?
Areas of what is now Scotland were never conquered by the Romans, and the Emperor Hadrian built a wall in the north of England to keep out the Picts (ancestors of the Scottish people). .
Tell me about the roman age and the events leading up to it
- name where a statue of a leader is
- Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. This was unsuccessful and for nearly 100 years Britain remained separate from the Roman Empire.
In AD 43 the Emperor Claudius led the Roman army in a new invasion. This time, there was resistance from some of the British tribes but the Romans were successful in occupying almost all of Britain.
One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England. She is still remembered today and there is a statue of her on Westminster Bridge in London, near the Houses of Parliament.
Areas of what is now Scotland were never conquered by the Romans, and the Emperor Hadrian built a wall in the north of England to keep out the Picts (ancestors of the Scottish people). .
The Romans remained in Britain for 400 years. They built roads and public buildings, created a structure of law, and introduced new plants and animals. It was during the 3rd and 4th centuries AD that the first Christian communities began to appear in Britain.
