Britians Earliast Immagrants Flashcards
Main groups
Celts
Romans
Anglo saxons
Vikings
Normans
Who were the celts
From central europe
Settled around 500bc
Farmers and lived in tribes
Very sanitary
Wore shirts and cloaks
What did the celts contribute to
Bagpipes
Forts
Kinda like democracy
Religion
Who were the romans
Arrived 43ad from italy for 400 years
Settlers/army from france germans hungarains africans
What did the romans contribute to
Roads
Big towns and citys
Langauge and laws
Calanders,coins,glass,bricks
Cabbages,peas,wine,apples,grapes,turnips,carrots,cats
Who were the anglo saxons
Angles and saxons arriving around 450ad after romans left tribes from northern germany and denmark
What did the anglo saxons contribute to
Pagan gods like the tiw,woden,thor freya based on days of the week
Gave england our name angle-land
Langauge
Town names
Who were the vikings
Arrived 800ad from scandanvia
Settled for land but looted also
Took lots of the north and the east
What did the vikings contribute to
King cnut first viking origin king of england
Town names
Who were the normans
Arrived from normandy after 1066
Rich normans controlled england and wales
What did the normans contribute to
Castles,churches,cathedrals
Over 10,000 words
Names
Surnames
Games like chess and conkers
Deer pheasants rabbits
Laws,traditions customs