Early Britain Flashcards
First people to live in Britain
Hunter-Gatherers
Who where the hunter-gatherers
First people in Britain
What period did hunter-gatherers lived in Britain
Stone age
Who lived in Britain during the Stone Age
Hunter-gatherers, first farmers
When did Britain completely separated from the continent
About 10 000 years ago
What happened about 10 000 years ago
Britain completely separated from the continent, by the charnel
What happened 6000 years ago
First farmers arrived
When did the first farmers arrived in Britain
6000 years ago
Where did the first farmers come from
South east Europe
Who built Stonehenge
First farmers
Name a prehistoric village, from the Stone Age
Skara Brae
Where is Stonehenge
Wiltshire county, England
What happened in 55 BC
Julius Caesar led a unsuccessful Roman invasion of Britain
What happened in AD 43
Emperor Claudius led a new Roman invasion
When did Emperor Claudius led a new Roman invasion
AD 43
When did the Roman succeed invading Britain
During Emperor Claudius invasion, AD 43
Who was Boudicca
Queen of the Iceni, a tribal leader
Name a tribal leader who fought the Roman invasion in AD 43
Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni
Where did Boudicca fought the Roman invasion
Eastern England
Who has a statue on Westminster bridge, London
Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni
Who was the ancestors of the Scottish people
The Picts
Who built a wall in the north of England
Emperor Hadrian
Why was the Hadrian wall built
To keep the Picts out
Was Scotland ever conquered by the Roman
No
Name two forts in Hadrian wall
Forts of Housesteads and forts vindolanda
Name a UNESCO world heritage site, built by Roman conquest
Hadrian’s wall
How long did the Roman stayed in Britain
400 years
What did the Roman built
Roads, public building, structured of law, and introduce new plants and animals
When did the first Christian communities began to appear n Britain
3rd and 4th centuries AD
Who began to appear in Britain during 3rd and 4th century
First Christian communities
When did the Roman army left Britain
AD 410
Why did the Roman Army left in AD 410
To defend other part of the empire
Who invaded Britain after the Roman left
The Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons
Who was the Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons
Tribes from Northern Europe
When was the anglo-saxon kingdoms established
By about AD 600
Where was the anglo-saxon kingdoms established
Mainly in what is now England
Name the burial place of one of the anglo-saxon kings
Sutton Hoo, modern Suffolk
What is in Sutton Hoo, modern Suffolk
The burial place of a anglo-saxon king
Who is St Patrick
A Christian missionaries, patron saint of Ireland
Who is St Augustine
The first Archbishop of Canterbury
Who is the first Archbishop of Canterbury
St Augustine
Who is the patron saint of Ireland
St Patrick
Who founded a monastery on the island of Iona
St Columba
Where is the island of Iona
Off the coast of Scotland
What did St Columba do
Founded a monastery on the island of Iona
Who came to Britain during the Anglo-Saxon period
Christian missionaries
Who spread Christianity in the north of Britain
Irish missionaries
Who spread Christianity in the south of Britain
St Augustine’s missionaries
Which famous missionary came from Rome
St Augustine
Where did St Augustine come from
Rome
What is Stonehenge
A special gathering space for seasonal ceremonies
What is Skara Brae
Prehistoric village from the Stone Age
Where is Skara Brae
Orkney, off Scotland’s north coast
Julius Caesar led a unsuccessful Roman invasion when
55 BC
When did the Vikings first visit Britain
AD 789
Who came to Britain in AD 789
The Vikings
Where did the Vikings came from
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Why did the Viking first came to Britain
Raid coastal towns and take away goods and slaves
Where did the Vikings form their first communities
In the East of England and Scotland
Who defeated the Vikings
The anglo-saxon in England, United under king Alfred
Who did king Alfred defeated
The Vikings
What is Danelaw
An area in the east and north of England, where Viking invaders stayed
What is the name of the area, in Britain, where the Viking invades stayed
Danelaw
Give examples of place names, in Danelaw, which come from the Viking language
Grimsby, Scunthorpe
Who was the first Danish king in England
Cnut, also called Canute. King of England Denmark and Norway
Who ruled England during the Vikings invasion
Mostly the anglo-saxon
Who was Kenneth MacAlpin
The first one king of Scotland
Who was the first king of Scotland
Kenneth MacAlpin
Why did Scotland unite under on king
The threat of attack by Vikings
Who defeated, Harold, the Saxon king of England
William, the duke of Normandy
What happened in 1066
William, duke of Normandy invaded and defeated Harold , Saxon king of England
Which battle toke place in 1066
The Battle of Hastings
What happened at the battle of Hasting
Harold, Saxon king of England, was defeated and killed
What is another name for William, Duke of Normandy
William the conqueror
What commemorate the Battle of Hasting
The Bayeux tapestry, a great piece of embroidery (70 metres long)
What was the last successful foreign invasion of England
The Normand conquest
What did the Normand conquest led to
Many governmental and social structures changes in England
Who used Normand French
The ruling class
What influenced the development of the English language as we know it today
Normand French
Who else did the Normand invade
Wales, the Welsh gradually won the territory back
Who won their territory back from the Normand
The Welsh
What is the Domesday book
a book drawing up lists of all of the towns and villages, people who lived there, who owned the land and the animals
What gives a picture of society in England just after Norman conquest
The Domesday book
What did William ask for in 1081
A survey of the land and people in England, called the Domesday book
What is the Domesday book
A great survey of England, commissioned by William 1, the conqueror, in 1081
When was the battle of Hasting
1066
