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B2C1 English Story Early Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
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as we know it today,
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consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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We often shorten the name to the UK.
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When people say Great Britain,
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they are usually referring to England,
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Wales and Scotland, but not Northern Ireland.
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Today, there are over 68 million people who live in the UK,
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but it has not always been the case.
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Back in 1600, the population was just over 4 million people.
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So, how did the UK become what it is today?
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Let's start with Early Britain.
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Early Britain goes back hundreds of thousands of years to the Stone Age.
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This was when the first people lived in Britain.
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They are often referred to as hunter-gatherers because they did exactly that.
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They hunted and gathered.
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They hunted the animals and they gathered or foraged edible plants.
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At this time, Britain was still connected to the continent.
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There was a narrow strip of land,
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so people were able to come and go as they pleased.
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often following the animals they were hunting.
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About 10,000 years ago, Britain became separated from the continent by rising sea levels and it has remained an island ever since.
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Around 6,000 years ago, the first farmers arrived in Britain from the continent.
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They introduced a new way of life.
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They built houses and many monuments.
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One of the most famous is Stonehenge.
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Stonehenge is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire.
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It is a large man-made circle of standing stones.
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It is thought that work started on this magnificent structure around 4,000 years ago.
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Nowadays, there are many special gatherings at Stonehenge,
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such as for the winter and summer solstices.
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It was around this time,
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4,000 years ago, that people learnt to make bronze,
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and so the Bronze Age began.
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The people who lived during this period became incredibly talented at metalwork and created beautiful objects in both bronze and gold.
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Many of these items, often tools and ornaments,
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can be found in museums across the country.
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The Bronze Age lasted about 2,000 years.
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The Iron Age followed the Bronze Age.
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This was when people learnt to make weapons,
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tools and other instruments out of, you guessed it, iron.
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The use of iron helped people to make better tools for farming.
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The new iron tools and weapons were stronger than the previous stone and bronze weapons.
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It was during this time that people began to group together as tribes in large settlements to protect themselves.
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They lived in forts at the top of hills.
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They chose to live there so they could see for miles around and could get prepared if they suspected an attack.
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They worked as farmers and crafters, and many were warriors.
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They lived in little wooden houses with thatched roofs.
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There is still a hillfort at Maiden Castle in Dorset.
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Dorset is situated in the south-west of England.
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It is thought to have been made almost 3,000 years ago.
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People travel from miles around to visit the historical site
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The people of the Iron Age created an economy and they made the first coins to be minted in Britain
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To mint means to make coins or money out of metal Nowadays,
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you might hear British people say they're minted What they mean is they have a lot of money.
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Many of the first coins had the names of the Iron Age kings inscribed on them,
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much like modern-day coins.
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Druids were a focal point of the Iron Age society.
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They were priests who led religious ceremonies.
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They could be men or women and were seen as incredibly wise people.
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They were the healers, teachers and judges of their tribes.
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During the Iron Age, it is thought that many people spoke a language that was part of the Celtic language family.
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There are still some related languages in existence in parts of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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After the Iron Age came the Romans, led by Julius Caesar.
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We will talk about this in our next video.
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But now, let's go through some of the vocabulary.
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bronze bronze is a brown metal made of copper and tin
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edible edible if something is edible it means it is safe to eat
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settlement settlement a settlement is a place where people come together to live permanently Strip,
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strip A strip is a long,
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flat, narrow piece of something.
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Warrior, warrior A warrior is a soldier, usually from the past.
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Economy, economy Economy is the system by which a country's trade,
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industry and money are organised.
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Existence Existence Existence is the fact of something or someone existing.
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To gather To gather is to collect lots of different things from different people or places.
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To hunt.
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Hunt.
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To hunt is to chase and kill an animal.
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Religious.
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Religious.
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If you are religious, you have a strong belief in religion.
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Structure.
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Structure.
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Structure is the way in which the parts of something are organised.
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Suspected is something that is believed to be true or to exist.
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Tool A tool is a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something.
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Tribe A tribe is a group of people who live together,
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sharing the same language, culture and history.
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To unite is to join together with other people as a group.
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Weapon A weapon is an object used in wars or when fighting.
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Wise If someone is wise,
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they make good judgments based on their life experiences.
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Celtic, sometimes pronounced Celtic, can be anything related to the Celts or their language or culture.
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Druid, Druid, a priest of the ancient Celtic religion.
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Focal, Focal, Focal is central and important.
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To forage.
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Forage.
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To forage is to search for things you can eat or use.
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Fort.
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Fort.
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A fort is a strong building,
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often with a high wall around it,
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that is used by soldiers.
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Gathering A gathering A gathering is a small party or meeting
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Monument Monument A monument is something that was built to honour an event or a person
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Healer Healer A healer is a person who has the power to cure people of illness Hunter
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A hunter is someone who hunts animals for sport.
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To inscribe is to carve words into any object.
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To refer to somebody or to refer to something.
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This is a phrasal verb and it means to mention someone or something when you are writing or speaking.
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solstice solstice solstice happens twice a year.
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The summer solstice is the day with the most hours of daylight
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and the winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of daylight.
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thatched thatched A thatched roof is made from straw or reeds.
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