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6000 BCE
Britain became an island
The land bridge connecting Britain to the mainland was covered by water -
Period: 3300 BCE to 1200 BCE
The Bronze Age
During this time, people used tools mostly made of broze -
Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE
The Iberians
During this time, the Brithis Isles were inhabited by the Iberians, who were Stone Age people.
•limestone caves
•tools of stone and bone -
2000 BCE
End of the Stone Age
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2000 BCE
Megalithic monuments
These huge stone monumentes were made by people of Iberian decent -
Period: 1200 BCE to 500
The Iron Age
During this time, people used tools made mostly of iron, which produced stronger weapons than broze -
500 BCE
The Celtic invasion
•smelting iron
•good warriors and farmers
•nature gods; druids; misteltoe -
55 BCE
The first Roman invasion
Julius Caesar reached Gaul, made two raids to Britain -
Period: 43 to 410
The second Roman invasion
Emperor Claudius conquered Britain for almost four centuries
•advanced civilasation
•bridges, houses, paved roads, public baths
•Christianity
•left to protect Rome -
122
Hadrian's Wall
•raiding Picts -
787
The beginning of Viking attacks
•raids in Britain, Scotland and Ireland (churches and monasteries)
•stole sacred objects
•conquered all Anglo-Saxon kingdoms except Wessex -
886
Danelaw
•Alfred the Great (Wessex), Guthrum (Danish king of East Anglia)
•England divided -
Period: 1016 to 1035
Canute
Ruled after Alfred the Great
•wise, just king -
Period: 1042 to 1066
Edward the Confessor
Last Anglo-Saxon king
•Westminster Abbey
•no direct heirs, crown to Harold Goodwin, brother-in-law -
1066
Battle of Hastings
Duke William defeated king Harold, was crowned king of England
•land was devided among lords and the English became a servile class -
1168
Oxford University
Latin, medicine, grammar, theology etc. -
1209
Cambridge University
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1400
Languages combined
Norman-French (aristocracy) + Anglo-Saxon German (commoners)= Middle English
