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1 The Romans invaded Britain in the years 43-47 AD

They conquer the whole of the British Isles.

They built town dwellings and they turned the towns into centers of vibrant commercial activity.

3 The Romans involved the tribes in the administration of the province. They encouraged the growth of the towns near their army bases. They built town dwellings and in the center of them there was the forum (the square). They also built public baths and a network of roads. In the 43 AD they built a bridge across the river Thames, and they called the north side of the bridge Londinium.

4 Make, feat, an, to, guarded, as, back, unforgettable.

Page 8 exercise 1

The term Anglo-Saxon came from the name of two of the population who conquered Britain: the Angles and the Saxons.

Page 21 exercise 1

Do you know where the Vikings came from?

Yes, I do. They came from three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Page 21 exercise 2

In my opinion the Vikings were warriors and explorers. Probably they were violent and clever seafarers.

Page 21 exercise 3

1. Lindisfarne was the first of a WAVE of similar attacks on monasteries in northern Britain.
2. Who had become the dominant tribe among the successor states after the FALL of the roman empire in the west.
3. Charlemagne, the ruler of the franks, expended a huge amount of energy on the DESTRUCTION of the heathen scots on his northeast border.
4. Death was the PENALTY for following heathen rites.
5. Soft TARGETS.
6. The Christian annalists who documented Viking violence viewed the conflict as a BATTLE between religious cultures.
7. Large-scale Viking violence returned to England in the 1990s.
8. Danish rule lasted less than 30 years.

Page 21 exercise 4

What reason for the Vikings’ violent raids does the text provide? The text explains that Vikings violence was motivated by a religious conflict