1. The British Legacy and The Spirit of the Celts
Group 1
Period 3

2. Before we begin… How many times has Britain has been invaded?
What was the Celtic religion?
What was Stonehenge?
Who was Britain named after?
What aspect of the United States did Great Britain and the Magna Carta influence?
Class should keep these questions in mind while the presentation is going on to get key facts.

3. Invaders of Britain
Britain has been invaded 6 times throughout history by these groups…
Iberians
Celts
Romans
Angles and Saxons
Vikings
Normans

4. Iberians
The Iberians are the oldest historically known inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula of Spain.
Invaded Britain near 3,000 BC

5. Celts
The Celts were a group of people that lived on the land stretching from the British Isles to Galatia.
Invaded Britain in 500 BC.

6. Romans
Britain was first invaded by the roman army led by Caesar In late August 55 BC, but Caesar was defeated.
Caesar lead another invasion on Britain in 54 BC, this time he was successful in invading Britain

7. Angles and Saxons
Originated in Germany, they invaded Britain and later settled in Britain.
They slowly colonized northwards and westwards, then began to push the native Celt's and Roman Britain out.

8. Vikings
Invaded Britain in 878, the Vikings slowly began taking over Britain.
By 955, the Vikings, ruled over a united Britain. Britain's Government became centralized, and the king had the control to rule the whole country

9. Normans
Normandy invaded Britain after a dispute over the English throne.
Normandy won the dispute and their duke William became William I of england.

10. The Spirit of the Celts The Celtic religion was a form of animism.
What is animism?
The belief that everything has a soul or spirit.
Celts said they saw spirits everywhere.

11. The Spirit of the Celts
Some People believed that Stonehenge was used by the Druids for religious rites having to do with the lunar and solar cycles.
What was a Druid?
The Priest for the Celts

12. The Brythons Island of warriors called Celts
From the Celts were Brythons
Celtic people of Great Britain
Earliest evidence: Iron Age
Split apart after Anglo-Saxon
“Britain”-named after the land they settled

13. Our Roots: Great Britain
Source of our rights and government
Magna Carta (1215)
Rule of Law
Unwritten Constitution
Made of several documents and principles

14. Our Roots: Great Britain
Representative Government
Parliament
Bicameral (House of Lords, House of Commons)
Basic Rights
Habeus Corpus
English Bill of Rights

15. Things to remember… Britain has been invaded 6 times
The Celtic religion was a form of animism, which is the belief that everything has a soul or spirit.
Stonehenge was used by Druids (Celtic priests) for religious rites.

16. Things to remember… Britain was named after the Brythons
Great Britain and the Magna Carta influenced our representative government and our basic rights.