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a reputation for being inventive, hardworking, seriousminded and cautious with money The Welsh ? United with England since The 1535 Act of Union ? National characteristics: 1)very conscious of their separate Celtic heritage, cultural pride is very strong 2)famous for their love of music and poetry: Bard crowned at National Rugby football, singing The English ? No fixed stereotype could be true ? Traditionally, Englishman is thought to be reserved, unemotional, shy of strangers, solid, a high sense of honesty, duty and justice conscious of the social order. Exercises ? 1. Soon after 700 BC the Celts from_____ of Northwest Europe came to settle on the Isles. The first name wave of Celtic invaders was the _____ , whose language is spoken in Scotland. From about 500 BC another group of the Celts called ? _______ came. Exercises ? 1. Soon after 700 BC the Celts from Upper Rhine Land of Northwest Europe came to settle on the Isles. The first name wave of Celtic invaders was the Gaels, whose language is spoken in Scotland. From about 500 BC another group of the Celts called Brythons came. ? 2. The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly _____ years. They brought _____ to England, and their development of the country helped this region to spread. ? 3. Edward, the son of Ethelred the Unready, was then put upon the throne in _____ . Edward was pious Christian and retained a position in history building ______ in which he was later buried. ? 2. The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years. They brought Christianity to England, and their development of the country helped this region to spread. ? 3. Edward, the son of Ethelred the Unready, was then put upon the throne in 1042 . Edward was pious Christian and retained a position in history building Westminster Abbey in which he was later buried. ? 4. The earliest known settlers on the British Isles were ______ . ? A. Celts B. Iberians C. Gaels D. Anglosaxons ? 5. The Real Roman conquest of Britain began in ______ ? A. 55BC B. 54BC C. 43AD D96AD ? 6. Christianity was first brought to England by ______ ? A. Romans B. AngloSaxons C. Celts D. Danes ? 7. Which of the following tribes first came to Britain? ? A. Anglos B. Saxons C. Jutes D. Teutons ? 8. Who was known as the “Father of The British Navy” in English history? ? A. King Arthur B. Alfred the Great ? C. Edward the Confessor D. William the Conqueror ? 9. British recorded history begins with ______. ? A. the Roman invasion ? B. the Norman Conquest ? C. the Viking and Danish