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First people to live in Britain

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Hunter-Gatherers

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Who where the hunter-gatherers

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First people in Britain

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What period did hunter-gatherers lived in Britain

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Stone age

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Who lived in Britain during the Stone Age

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Hunter-gatherers, first farmers

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When did Britain completely separated from the continent

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About 10 000 years ago

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What happened about 10 000 years ago

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Britain completely separated from the continent, by the charnel

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What happened 6000 years ago

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First farmers arrived

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When did the first farmers arrived in Britain

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6000 years ago

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Where did the first farmers come from

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South east Europe

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Who built Stonehenge

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First farmers

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Name a prehistoric village, from the Stone Age

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Skara Brae

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Where is Stonehenge

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Wiltshire county, England

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What happened in 55 BC

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Julius Caesar led a unsuccessful Roman invasion of Britain

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What happened in AD 43

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Emperor Claudius led a new Roman invasion

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When did Emperor Claudius led a new Roman invasion

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AD 43

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When did the Roman succeed invading Britain

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During Emperor Claudius invasion, AD 43

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Who was Boudicca

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Queen of the Iceni, a tribal leader

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Name a tribal leader who fought the Roman invasion in AD 43

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Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni

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Where did Boudicca fought the Roman invasion

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Eastern England

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Who has a statue on Westminster bridge, London

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Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni

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Who was the ancestors of the Scottish people

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The Picts

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Who built a wall in the north of England

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Emperor Hadrian

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Why was the Hadrian wall built

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To keep the Picts out

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Was Scotland ever conquered by the Roman

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No

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Name two forts in Hadrian wall
Forts of Housesteads and forts vindolanda
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Name a UNESCO world heritage site, built by Roman conquest
Hadrian's wall
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How long did the Roman stayed in Britain
400 years
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What did the Roman built
Roads, public building, structured of law, and introduce new plants and animals
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When did the first Christian communities began to appear n Britain
3rd and 4th centuries AD
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Who began to appear in Britain during 3rd and 4th century
First Christian communities
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When did the Roman army left Britain
AD 410
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Why did the Roman Army left in AD 410
To defend other part of the empire
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Who invaded Britain after the Roman left
The Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons
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Who was the Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons
Tribes from Northern Europe
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When was the anglo-saxon kingdoms established
By about AD 600
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Where was the anglo-saxon kingdoms established
Mainly in what is now England
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Name the burial place of one of the anglo-saxon kings
Sutton Hoo, modern Suffolk
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What is in Sutton Hoo, modern Suffolk
The burial place of a anglo-saxon king
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Who is St Patrick
A Christian missionaries, patron saint of Ireland
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Who is St Augustine
The first Archbishop of Canterbury
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Who is the first Archbishop of Canterbury
St Augustine
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Who is the patron saint of Ireland
St Patrick
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Who founded a monastery on the island of Iona
St Columba
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Where is the island of Iona
Off the coast of Scotland
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What did St Columba do
Founded a monastery on the island of Iona
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Who came to Britain during the Anglo-Saxon period
Christian missionaries
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Who spread Christianity in the north of Britain
Irish missionaries
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Who spread Christianity in the south of Britain
St Augustine's missionaries
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Which famous missionary came from Rome
St Augustine
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Where did St Augustine come from
Rome
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What is Stonehenge
A special gathering space for seasonal ceremonies
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What is Skara Brae
Prehistoric village from the Stone Age
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Where is Skara Brae
Orkney, off Scotland's north coast
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Julius Caesar led a unsuccessful Roman invasion when
55 BC
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When did the Vikings first visit Britain
AD 789
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Who came to Britain in AD 789
The Vikings
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Where did the Vikings came from
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
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Why did the Viking first came to Britain
Raid coastal towns and take away goods and slaves
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Where did the Vikings form their first communities
In the East of England and Scotland
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Who defeated the Vikings
The anglo-saxon in England, United under king Alfred
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Who did king Alfred defeated
The Vikings
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What is Danelaw
An area in the east and north of England, where Viking invaders stayed
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What is the name of the area, in Britain, where the Viking invades stayed
Danelaw
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Give examples of place names, in Danelaw, which come from the Viking language
Grimsby, Scunthorpe
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Who was the first Danish king in England
Cnut, also called Canute. King of England Denmark and Norway
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Who ruled England during the Vikings invasion
Mostly the anglo-saxon
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Who was Kenneth MacAlpin
The first one king of Scotland
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Who was the first king of Scotland
Kenneth MacAlpin
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Why did Scotland unite under on king
The threat of attack by Vikings
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Who defeated, Harold, the Saxon king of England
William, the duke of Normandy
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What happened in 1066
William, duke of Normandy invaded and defeated Harold , Saxon king of England
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Which battle toke place in 1066
The Battle of Hastings
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What happened at the battle of Hasting
Harold, Saxon king of England, was defeated and killed
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What is another name for William, Duke of Normandy
William the conqueror
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What commemorate the Battle of Hasting
The Bayeux tapestry, a great piece of embroidery (70 metres long)
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What was the last successful foreign invasion of England
The Normand conquest
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What did the Normand conquest led to
Many governmental and social structures changes in England
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Who used Normand French
The ruling class
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What influenced the development of the English language as we know it today
Normand French
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Who else did the Normand invade
Wales, the Welsh gradually won the territory back
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Who won their territory back from the Normand
The Welsh
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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
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What gives a picture of society in England just after Norman conquest
The Domesday book
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What did William ask for in 1081
A survey of the land and people in England, called the Domesday book
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What is the Domesday book
A great survey of England, commissioned by William 1, the conqueror, in 1081
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When was the battle of Hasting
1066

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