Short history

of
Great Britain
 The emergence of man

Stone age
(stone tools, caves)

Neolitic
eolitic paleolitic (culture from
Spain and Brittany)
 Bronze age

new emigrants (from Rhine and

Danube regions)----- new cultures
The Celts (from Europe)
 The Celts
Physical appearance
---Tall
-----Fair or red hair
----- blue eyes
Came from:
-Central Europe
-Southern Russia
Occupations
-Iron (weapons)
-Celtic languages
-Agriculture (ploughing method)
-Hillforts (houses
- towns- tribal areas
local economic centres)
-Trade (tribal borders --- political and social contact)
 The rule
The Druids - a warrior Women
class - priests - Had more
-couldnt read or write independence
- Religious teachings - Tribes ruled by
- Tribal laws women
- History medicine
(met once a year)
 Boadicea

Tall
Red hair
Frightening appearance
Led her tribe against the
Romans
 The Romans
Britain ----- Pretani (Greco-Roman word for the
inhabitants of Britain)
The Romans mispronounced the word ------
Britannia
The Romans invaded Britain
--- the Celts helped the Celts of Gaul food, hide
in Britain)
--- The Celt were rich (Britain food producer- mild
climate, used cattle to pull their ploughs)
--- corn, animals, hunting dogs, slaves
The Romans had little difficulty to
conquer the whole island

Why???
 It was easy for them because:
They had better trained army

The Celtic tribes fought among

themselves
 What did the Romans bring?
Increased the economic life
The skills of reading and Towns the basis of the
writing Roman administration and
civilization (walls)
Written word ---- to spread Ex.: Gloucester, Leicester,
ideas----- establish the power Doncaster, Winchester,
Chester (Latin castra = camp,
built of stones and wood)
The Latin language (used in
speech and writing) Buildings central heating
disappeared when the Anglo- London trading centre (corn
Saxons invaded Britain (5th for export)
century) Farms villas -- workers)
Low life expectancy (50 % -
died 20-40 y, 15% -- before 20)
 How much have you
memorized???
A
1. How did the Celts look like?
2. What did they introduce in the peoples lives?
3. What metal did they work with?
4. What part of Great Britain did they control?
5. What language did they speak?
6. What were they good at?
7. Who were they ruled by?
 B

1. Where does the word Britain come

from?
2. Why did the Romans invaded the
Celts?
3. Why was it easy for the Romans to
fight the Celts?
4. What new things did the Romans do?
5. What do you know about life
expectancy in the Roman period?