Britain's Earliest Immigrants Flashcards
Where were the Celts from?
Central Europe
When did the Celts settle in Britain?
Around 500BC
How did the Celts live?
In forts,
In tribes,
Fought eachother brutally,
Cleaned themselves with soaps and perfumes,
Wore specially died and embroydered cloaks and shirts,
Tribal business like land disputes, trials and voges was all done at yearly assemblies.
What did the Celts do for us now?
Introduced Britain to bagpipes,
Celtic priests (druids) were in charge of religious rituals, some of which are around today like Halloween and May Day.
When did the Romans arrive in Britain and for how long did they stay?
43AD. Around 400 years.
Others nationalities that were part of the Roman army:
The Roman army was also made up of Gauls, Germans and Hungarians, with signs of a settlement of black Africans near York.
Roman empire’s contributions to modern life:
Many of our roads our based on old Roman roads,
Many Roman towns, like Chester, York Bath, Gloucester, Lincoln, Colchester and S. Albans are still around.
Lots of our language and our laws can be traced back to the Romans.
They were the first to use calendars, coins, glass and bricks in Britain.
They introduced cabbages, peas, wine, apples, grapes, turnips, carrots and cats.
When did tribes of Angles and Saxons begin to arrive in Britain?
450AD
How did the Anglo-Saxons invade Britain?
They invaded in small Danish and North German groups, forcing lots of Celtic tribes into Cumbria, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall.
What did the Anglo-Saxons do for Britain?
Before becoming Christian, they were pagan, and the names of their Gods can be seen in the names of our days,
Gave England its name - Angle-land,
It is a key ‘base’ language of English,
Many of our cities and towns were named by them.
When and from where did the Vikings arrive in England?
800AD. Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
What did the Vikings do for modern Britain?
Took over much of north and East Britain, Naming places ending in thorpe and by,
A man of Viking origin became King of England in 1016 (King Cnut),
When and from where did the Normans arrive in Britain?
- Normandy.
What did the Normans control?
England and Wales (they failed to take over Scotland and Ireland).
What did the Normans do for modern Britain?
They built many fine castles, Churches and Cathedrals that are still standing today,
Over 10,000 words in our dictionaries came from them.
They invented surnames.
They introduced conkers adpnd chess.
They introduced deer, rabbits and pheasants.
They planted the New Forest.
Changed how the country was ruled and hiw people were taxed.
They came up with names like William, Stephen, Emma, Alice and Robert.
