BiblioPlans Cool History for Advanced Medieval, Week 2: Great Britain

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1. The Roman name for the island of Great Britain was _______________. The Roman name for northern Great Britain was _______________ , and the Roman name for southern Great Britain was _______________. There were two Celtic names for Ireland: _______________ and _______________. 2. Future Roman dictator _______________ _______________ invaded Britain twice, once in _______________ BC and again in _______________ BC. At the time, the Roman Empires goal was not to conquer Britain, but to conquer _______________. In the end it was Emperor _______________ , not _______________ , who conquered Britain for Rome. 3. _____________s Wall marked the Roman Empires northernmost border for about _____ centuries. The wall stretched from _______________ _______________ in the west to what is now the town of _______________ in the east a distance of about ___________ miles. The wall averaged about _______ feet high and _______ feet thick. The Romans defended their wall by building a _____________ at every milepost. 4. The three Germanic tribes that migrated to Great Britain the _______________ , the _______________ and the _______________ all came from mainland Europes _______________ Peninsula. 5. Sailors know the seas from 40 - 50 South latitude as the _____________ _____________ ; the seas from 50 - 60 South as the _____________ _____________ ; and the seas from 60 - 70 South as the _______________ _______________ .

Short Answer:
1. List the six Celtic nations.

2. What trees and plants were especially sacred to the druids?

3. How did the captured Caratacus convince Emperor Claudius not to kill him?

4. Why didnt the Romans allow Queen Boudicca to inherit her husbands kingdom?

5. Why did Roman generals like Magnus Maximus, who were responsible for defending Britannia, make their emperors nervous?

Short Essays:
1. Describe the tactics that the crafty, experienced Romans used to defeat Queen Boudicca. 2. Describe the Romanized Britons feelings for the Roman Empires culture. Then describe the Romanized Britons feelings for Angle and Saxon culture. What happened to Britains culture after the Angles and Saxons defeated the Romanized Britons? 3. What did Arius mean when he said There was a time when the Son was not? What church-wide council condemned Arius as a heretic? What creed did this council produce?

Research Essay:
At a military outpost called Londinium, the Romans built a wooden bridge over the River Thames. What happened to this bridge during Boudiccas Revolt? Londinium went on to become the city of London. When did London get its first stone bridge? What medieval king started work on London Bridge, and what medieval king finished it? Describe the medieval version of London bridge. When did London replace this medievalera bridge with a more modern one?

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