Britains Earliest Immigrants

Question 1

Name 5 of the earliest immigrants

Answer 1

The celts
The romans
The anglo saxons
The vikings
The normans

Question 2

What is an immigrant?

Answer 2

Someone who moves to or settles in another country

Question 3

What is a refugee?

Answer 3

Someone who has fled from danger in their homeland (e.g war)

Question 4

What is an asylum seeker?

Answer 4

A person who has left their home country as a refugee and wants to stay in another country

Question 5

When did the celts arrive in Britain?

Answer 5

500BCE

Question 6

When did the Romans arrive in Britain?

Answer 6

43CE

Question 7

When did the Anglo Saxons arrive in England?

Answer 7

410CE

Question 8

When did the vikings arrive in Britain?

Answer 8

865CE

Question 9

When did the Normans arrive in Britain?

Answer 9

The norman conquest in 1066

Question 10

What changes did the celts make to Britain? Name 1-2

Answer 10

-farmers from central Europe
-built forts
-religious rituals (Halloween and May Day have Celtic origins, for example.)

Question 11

What changes did the romans make? Name 2-3

Answer 11

-many of our roads are based on old roman roads
-many english words can be traced back to the romans
-the romans who stayed in britain were made of multi-diverse ethnic people

Question 12

What changes did the Anglo-saxons make to Britain? Name 2-3

Answer 12

-Drove many tribes into neighbouring countries
-many towns were created
-excellent farmers
-they gave england its name
-Lots of counties are named after the Anglo-Saxons

Question 13

What changes did Vikings make to Britain?

Answer 13

Used to fight with the Anglo-saxons

Question 14

What changes did the Normans make to England?

Answer 14

-built many fine castles, churches and cathedrals
-over 10000 words in our dictionaries such as royal, city,soldier
-they invented surnames
-they conquered england and the existing population in 1066