The History of the English Language. Britons vs Romans (1)

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Why did the Romans not leave many words behind in the English language?

• They didn't speak have many interesting words.

• Their words were not useful.

• They didn't communicate with the Celts.

• They had no words.

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When did the Romans leave Great Britain?

• 49 AD

• 410 AD

• 450 AD

• 490 AD

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When did the Anglos and the Saxons invade Great Britiain?

• 410 AD

• 450 AD

• 540 AD

• 562 AD

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The people who lived in​

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before the Romans arrived are known as the ​

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. Though they didn't call themselves 'Celts' - this was a name given to them many​

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later. In fact, the ​

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called 'Celts' 'Britons'.

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Britain

Celts

centuries

Romans

The people who lived in Britain before the Romans arrived are known as the Celts. Though they didn't call themselves 'Celts' - this was a name given to them many centuries later. In fact, the Romans called 'Celts' 'Britons'.

Who Lived in Britain?

Britain was split into many  different warring tribes, each with its own ruler.

These tribes all had their own names. See map.

 

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Where Did They Live?

Most Celts were farmers. They grew their own food and kept animals such as chickens and cows. They were also very skilled warriors as the tribes often had disagreements and fought against each other.

​What Did They Do?

The Celts worshipped many different gods, though we don't know too much about them! One god, seen on lots of Celtic jewellery and coins, was a Stag with huge antlers. The Celts had priests called Druids who would aid them in their worship, this included animal sacrifices and throwing valuable items into rivers and ponds.

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Who Did They Worship?

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What is a Druid?

• a priest

• a warrior

• a chief

• a governor

The Celt tribes lived in small settlements with round houses made from mud, straw, or wood. There were no towns or proper roads. These small settlements were surrounded by ditches and wooden fences to protect themselves and their farm animals from wild animals and enemy tribes. Sometimes the Celts would even share their homes with their farm animals at night as they had no stables for them!

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How did they live?

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What were their houses made from?

• Mud, straw and wood

• Mud, straw and brick

• Wood and brick

• Corrugated iron

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Why did the Celts dig ditches around their settlement?

• To collect water.

• to protect themselves

• to grow flowers

• to bury bodies

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The Celts had stables for their farm animals.

• True

• False

Match

Match the following meaning of words

• fence

• ditch

• settlement

• stable

• tribe

grindverk

skurður

landnám

gripahús

ættbálkur

• grindverk

• skurður

• landnám

• gripahús

• ættbálkur

Oh yes, the Celts had many proud warriors and proved formidable foes for the Romans. They even saw off Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain! Celts rarely fought in disciplined formations like Roman Legionaries. Instead, they opted for the charge first, ask questions later, style of military strategy.   

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Did They Fight?

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Celts had many proud warriors and proved formidable foes for the Romans. What does the word formidable mean?

• easy

• terrifying

• clumsy

• flexible

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Celts had many proud warriors and proved formidable foes for the Romans. What are foes?

• enemies

• friends

• relatives

• monsters

The Romans thought of the Celts as savages because they didn't have a government, army, or taxes like the Romans did!

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Did you know?

Match

Match the following meaning of the words.

• savages

• foe

• formidable

• formation

• strategy

villimenn

óvinur

ógnvekjandi

röð, fylking

herkænska

• villimenn

• óvinur

• ógnvekjandi

• röð, fylking

• herkænska

Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain(pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.

This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred.

It was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

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Did you know?

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What was the name of the Celtic festival that Halloween came from?

• Silhouette

• Samurai

• Simpson

• Samhain

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Why did the Romans think the Celtics were savages?

• Because they didn't shave.

• Because they loved too many women.

• Because they didn't pay taxes.

• Because they didn't cook their food.

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Why did the Romans think the Celtics were savages?

• Because they didn't have slaves.

• Because they didn't fight lions.

• Because they didn't have shops.

• Because they didn't have a government.

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How did the Romans change the landscape of Britain?

• They built roads.

• They built cities.

• They built villas.

• All of the above.

Match

Match the following

Roman bath

Roman Road

Roman Villa

Roman Ampitheatre

Roman Fort

• Roman bath

• Roman Road

• Roman Villa

• Roman Ampitheatre

• Roman Fort

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What kind of food did they introduce to Britain?

• pizza

• apples

• olives

• pasta

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Who was the emperor of Rome during the conquest of England?

• Augustus

• Claudius

• Nero

• Caligula

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How many soldiers did the emperor send to conquer England?

• 40.000

• 400.000

• 4.000

• 14.000

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What language did they introduce to the country?

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Italian

• Latin

Common words from ancient Rome

​Write the list of six words in your notebook and their common meaning today.

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What is another word for "decimate"?

• annihilate

• desperate

• soldier

• estimate

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What is another word for "triumph"?

• loser

• magistrate

• victory

• leader

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The crowd gave the performers a standing ​

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ovation

triumph

forum

consul

decimate

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Russia is governed by ......

• a consul

• a forum

• a dictator

• ovation

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Match

Match the following meaning

• decimate

• ovation

• consul

• forum

• triumph

útrýma að mestu

lófatak

ræðismaður, konsúll

vettvangur opinberra umræðna

sigur, sigurgleði

• útrýma að mestu

• lófatak

• ræðismaður, konsúll

• vettvangur opinberra umræðna

• sigur, sigurgleði

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