Anglo-Saxons The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43. After that, for 400 years southern Britain was part of the Roman world. The last Roman soldiers left Britain in AD 410, and then new people came in ships across the North Sea. Historians call them Anglo-Saxons. The new settlers were a mixture of people from north Germany, Denmark and northern Holland.
the aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture are reflected in the poem Beowulf. In 449, the first band of people from the great North German plain crossed the country of Kent. They were the Jutes. Following the Jutes came Angles and Saxons. These Germanic tribes brought with them a common language and created the Anglo-Saxon England that lasted until 1066.
In the years 476 through 1450 Western Europe saw some drastic changes. Changes in the areas of Religion, Political Order, Economic Systems, and Social Order were the most important culture wise. Political Order changed greatly in this time period as Political Control shifted from the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church. Before the fall of Rome, Western Europe was politically dominated by the declining Roman Empire. However, although the empire was in decline, it still had political dominance over Western Europe.
In AD 43 they came and invaded Britain. They came looking for land, slave and mostly iron, copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold. They took over most of the Celts land and built their own towns, villages and homes. They built strong forts liked to good road systems. Places like ports and harbours were very important, so that the Romans could bring in food, drink (wine and alcohol) and oils from abroad.
Slavery and population had a big affect on the next 100 years of the United States history. The US also changed diversely with new innovations like roads, waterways, railroads, steamboats, and refrigerated railroad cars. A few new innovations that changed or improved from 1776 to 1870 are the roadways, waterways, railroads, steamboats, and refrigerated railroad cars. Roadways were an innovation that created a way for easier, and faster transportation. Waterways were also a way for transportation, to cut out a lot of land, and cut out time.
Carly Campbell Dr. Devanney Honors European History February 1, 2010 King Henry VIII and the Break from the Catholic Church During the 1500s, Martin Luther started the Reformation movement. This event spread all over Western Europe and led to the division of the Catholic Church. As a result many countries, such as England, formed new churches and revised Christian doctrine. King Henry VIII was responsible for the break from the Catholic Church in England. King Henry VIII was the second Tudor monarch and came to the English throne in 1509.
10). He greatly influenced the first (Charlingian) Renaissance which promoted art and education. The Christian Emperor “sponsored a revival of learning and literacy” (pg 10); he also (for the time) modernized the Roman script into what is known as minuscule. How did Viking invasions affect early medieval life in Western Europe? (think cause and effect) -The Normans brought Feudalism and Fealty into Western Europe, they contributed to the basis for tax collection.
Chapter 5 Study Guide Rome had a substantial effect on other civilizations and trade. One example of Rome’s effect on other civilizations lies in trade itself. During the expansion of the Roman Empire, the entire western half of the empire eventually began to speak Latin and follow Roman customs and laws. This is called Romanization, and caused was a great influence on that area then and today. Rome’s extensive road system, via land and sea, led them out of their own Empire as well.
However, the Swedish Vikings raided the Baltic sea, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia. • Some people say that England used to be heavily populated by Scandinavian settlers. • The settlements in Ireland lasted around 400 years. • Genetic evidence exists that the Vikings had been in the northwest of England and isle of man. • But in other parts of England there is less Scandinavian admixture.
Continuties and Changes in Western Europe Between 500-1500 C.E, Western Europe experienced political changes in which there was an increase in urbanization and an expansion of land that all led to an overall reform that helped strengthen the European society. However, through much of the development in Western European political foundations, the religion of Christianity continued to be a driving force of power throughout the empire. As Western Europe continued to grow in population, citizens started to leave the manor system and venture into cities for trade and specialization which led to an increase in urbanization. People in the manor system experienced the leadership of a lord in the setting of a large plot of land that was self-sufficient