Early Britain Flashcards
When did people first come to the Britain and what did they do?
10,000 years ago, were hunter-gatherers
Who was Hadrian’s walk trying to block out?
The Picts (ancestors of the Scots)
When did Christianity enter Britain?
The 3rd and 4th centuries.
Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St. Augustine
What homes did Bronze Age people live in?
Roundhouses
When does British history officially begin?
The Iron Age
Skara Brae is what and where?
One of the best preserved prehistoric villages in Northern Europe
In Scotland (Orkney)
Where is Stonehenge?
Wiltshire
Where did people in the Bronze Age bury their dead?
Tombs called round barrows
The first larger villages and _____ show up for defence in the Iron Age
Hill Forts
Maiden Castle is what and is where?
A famous Iron Age hill fort in Dorset
When did people in Britain develop the first coins?
The Iron Age
Who was on the first coins?
Iron Age kings’ names
Which Roman Emperor first conquered Britain?
Claudius
(Caesar failed)
Who brought a system of law to Britain?
Romans
The Romans introduced:
A system of law and plants and animals
Which queen of which tribe fought against Romans?
Boudicca, queen of the Iceni
Hadrians wall is made up of a wall and ______
Forts
Who invades Britain after the Romans leave, and where are they from?
- The Angles
- The Saxons
- The Jutes
Northern Europe
How was an Anglo-Saxon king famously buried?
Where was he buried?
In a ship covered in a mound of earth (also with amour and treasure)
Sutton Hoo, in Suffolk
Modern English language has its beginnings with whose languages pre-1066?
- Angles
- Saxons
- Jutes
What do parts of the UK were free from Anglo Saxon rule in the 6th century
Wales and Scotland
What religion were early Anglo-Saxons NOT?
Christian
Where was St. Augustine originally from?
Roman Empire (not Rome the city)
What are THREE jobs people had in the Iron Age?
- Craftworkers
- Warriors
- Farmers
