Chapter 3 A - A Long And Illustruous history: Early Britain Flashcards
Who were the first people to live in Britain, and in what age?
Hint: Age as in Iron Age, Golden Age, Stone Age
The hunter gatherers, in the Stone Age
What connected Britain to the Continent? (Old Europe continent)
A land bridge
How many years ago was Britain permanently separated from the Continent by the Channel?
10,000 years ago
Who first arrived in Britain 6,000 years ago, and where were their ancestors from
The farmers - their ancestors were from South-East Europe
What famous monument was built by the first farmers in Britain, and where is it located
Stonehenge, which is located in Wiltshire
Where is the best preserved (kept) prehistoric village in Northern Europe?
Skara Brae on Orkney
(off the north coast of Scotland)
4,000 years ago, what metal did people learn to make?
-Iron
-Copper
-Bronze
Bronze
When was the Bronze Age?
4,000 years ago
During the Bronze Age, what type of houses did people live in?
-square houses
-circle houses
-round houses
Round Houses
During the Bronze Age, where did people bury their dead?
In tombs called Round Barrows
What age came after the Bronze Age?
The Iron Age
What sort of forts* were popular in the Iron Age?
*forts were like an old type of Army Base
Hill forts
Where can you find an impressive hill fort today?
Maiden Castle, in the English county of Dorset
Choose 3 of the most popular jobs during the Iron Age;
-Fisherman
-Farmer
-Sword Maker
-Craft Workers
-Warrior
Farmers, Craft Workers, Warriors
In the Iron Age, the language people spoke was part of the ___ language family
-Celtic
-English
-Latin
Celtic
What countries in the UK still speak languages similar to Celtic?
Wales, Scotland and Ireland
In what Age where the first coins in Britain minted*, and what would they put on them?
*minted means created when talking about coins
Iron Age - they would often put the faces of Iron Age kings on the coins
Who led the first attempted Roman Invasion of Britain?
Julius Caesar
Who tried to invade Britain in 55BC? (Name of group of people, and leader)
The Romans - Led by Julius Caesar
Was Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion of Britain successful?
*attempted means to try
No
(Fact: Britain remained separate from the Romans Empire for nearly 100 years after)
Who tried to invade Britain in AD 43? (Name of Leader)
-Emperor Claudius
-Julius Caesar
-Alexander the Great
Emperor Claudius, leading the Roman Empire
Name one of the Tribal Leaders who fought against the Romans
Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni.
(Fact: she was from Eastern England)
Where can you find a statue of the famous tribal leader Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni?
-Westminster Bridge
-Glasgow
-Liverpool
Westminster Bridge in London, near the Houses of Parliament.
One country in the UK had areas which the Romans never conquered- which one is it?
Scotland
