British Culture Stone Age – Normans Review: Stone Age – Normans Review by Ruth Anderson 1

Review 1) How did the first people get to Britain? –They came across a land bridge from Europe where the English Channel now is 2

Review 2) What is the most famous monument from the British stone age? –Stonehenge 3

Review 3) Who were the 6 groups that invaded Britain and where did they come from? 1.Iberians the Mediterranean 2.Celts Central Europe 1.Gaels2. Britons 3.Romans Italy 4.Anglo-Saxons, Jutes tribes - Germany 5.Danes Denmark 6.Normans France 4

Review 4) Name 2 things the Romans brought to Britain? –Roman law and order –Latin (much English has Latin roots) 5

Review 5) What is Hadrian’s wall? –wall built in Britain to separate the Roman south (England) from the barbarian north (Scotland). 6

Review 6) What did the Anglo-Saxons bring to Britain? –the English race and language 7

Review 7) What did the Normans bring to Britain? –Brought unification of England and the foundation of aristocracy 8

Review 8) What year did the Normans invade? –1066 9

British Culture 1066 Feudalism to War of the Roses 1487 Review: 1066 Feudalism to War of the Roses 1487 Review by Ruth Anderson 10

Review 1) What did Henry II establish? –Established the beginning of British Common Law law based on precedent 11

Review 2) What are the three main provisions of the Magna Carta? 1.No tax without the consent of the barons or the town. 2.No modifying laws without approval of the barons. 3.The king agreed to obey the law. 12

Review 3) What is parliament? –An assembly of people for the purpose of making laws or approving laws. 13

Review 4) What are the three parts of English parliament? 1.House of Lords 2.The House of Commons 3.The Cabinet 14

Review 5) What were the Statutes of Labourers? –Laws passed after the Black Death to try to make the peasants work for the same rate as before the plague. 15

Review 6) What were three demands of the Peasants’ Revolt? 1.Repeal the Statutes of Labourers 2.Confiscation of church property. 3.Distribution of church property among landless peasants. 16

British Culture 1500 Capitalism to Renaissance 1600s Review: 1500 Capitalism to Renaissance 1600s Review by Ruth Anderson 17

Review 1) How was the Enclosure Movement good for industry? –Resulted in the accumulation of capital and the development of a supply of cheap labour 18

Review 2) What were essential components of England’s empire building? Colonies 19

Review 3) What did Henry VIII found? –The Church of England 20

Review 4) What other important thing did Henry VIII do? –United England and Wales under a single government (in 1536) 21

Review 5) What were the main art forms of the English Renaissance? –Literature and music 22