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1. The British Legacy:

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2. The British Isles Great Britainis made up of England, Scotland, & Wales United Kingdom includes all of Great Britain & Ireland Scotland Ireland England (British flag) pha.jhu.edu, france.com.kr, world-travel-guide.net Wales
3. Some things that Great Britain has given us. Robin Hood The Beatles Stonehenge Penicillin guidelinestoBritain.com, encyclopedia.com, deltaro.com
4. Freewebs.com The beauty of Great Britain
5. The Spirit of the Celts The Celts occupied Great Britain before 55 B. C. They practiced a form of animism from Latin “anima,” or life, breath, soul, believing that everything has a spirit – including rocks, trees, etc. Druids, also known as priests, acted between the people and the gods. The name Britain came from a group of Celts called Brythons, or Britons. Stonehenge Stonehenge.co.uk, book-of-thoth
6. Celtic Artwork Celtic monks used the Celtic art to decorate their manuscripts. This page (right), from The Book of Kells, illustrates the beginning of the Gospel of John. Celtic artwork rarely included straight lines and incorporated seemingly endless Celtic knots.
7. The Romans Julius Caesar invaded Great Britain in 55 B.C., claimed victory, then left. A century later, Rome comes to claim Britain as a province. What the Romans brought into Great Britain: a network of roads a 73-mile-long defensive wall called Hadrian’s Wall Christianity an urban lifestyle Hadrian’s Wall at Greenhead Lough Around 409 A.D., the Roman empire begins to crumble, causing Rome to evacuate their outlying provinces. Britain’s clans are left fighting for control of the land.
8. The Anglo-Saxons Around 449 A.D., the Angles and the Saxons from Germany, the Jutes from Denmark and the Picts and Scots from the north invade. Many Celtic warriors, including Arthur, hold back the invaders for several years. The Angles and Saxons eventually claim victory. The Anglo-Saxon language becomes dominant – what we know today as Old English. By 585, most of the Celts have been killed or have fled to Wales. Today known as North Sea
9. Vikings In the 790s, the Vikings from Denmark and Norway invade England. The Vikings, also known as Danes, like England’s fairer climate and begin to settle on the land. The Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great, defeats the Danes. Alfred unifies an England where education flourishes. He also ordains the first recorded English history.
10. Norman Conquest In 1042, Edward the Confessor, a descendant of Alfred, takes over the throne. Because Edward has no children, his French cousin William believes he will be next in line. When Edward dies, an English earl is appointed instead. William then leads his Norman (originally known as the Norsemen) army into Britain – known as the Norman Conquest. He is successful and becomes known as William the Conqueror. The Norman Conquest ends Anglo-Saxon dominance in England.
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