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1、A.Iberians[ai'biəriən](伊比利亚人)ThefirstknownsettlersofBritishpeoplewereIberians.TheycametoBritainatabout3,000BCduringtheNewStoneAge.TheyprobablycamefromtheIberianpeninsular(半岛),nowSpain.Theyareadark-hairedMediterranean[,meditə'reiniən](地中海的)race.Theyareshortinheight,darkinskinandlong
2、inhead.Theywerefarmingfolkwhokeptanimalsandgrewcrops.B.TheBeakerFolkAtabout2000BCtheBeakerFolkarrivedfromtheareasnowknownasHollandandtheRhineland['rainlænd;-lənd]莱茵兰(德国莱茵河西部地区).Thesepeopletooktheirnamefromtheirdistinctivebell-shapeddrinkingvessels['vesəl].C.Celts(凯尔特人)Bytheendofthe
3、BronzeAge,around700BCCeltic/'keltik;/peoplehadarrivedfromeasternandcentralEurope.Celtsaretallinheight,blondinhairandsomewhataggressive.TheirlanguagewascalledtheCelticlanguage.Whentheycame,theybroughtwiththemarevolutionary[,revə'lju:ʃənəri]newskill:iron-working.Celtscontinuedtocomea
4、ndsettleinBritainforabout500years.Theydidn’tkillofftheIberians.Theydrovesomeofthemtothenorthandwest,kepttherestasslavesandintheendthetworacesmixedtovaryingextentindifferentpartsofthecountry.TheCeltictribesareancestorsoftheHighlandScots,theIrish['aiəriʃ]andtheWelsh,andtheirlanguages
5、arethebasisofbothWelshandGaelic['ɡeilik].II.RomanBritain(55BC-410AD)1.BritishrecordedhistorybeginswiththeRomaninvasion.In55BCand54BC,JuliusCaesar(凯撒大帝),aRomangeneral,invadedBritaintwice.InAD43,theEmperorClaudiusinvadedBritainsuccessfully.Fornearly400years,BritainwasundertheRomanocc
6、upation,thoughitwasneveratotaloccupation.2.Roman’sinfluenceonBritain.TheRomanbuiltmanytowns,road,baths,templesandbuildings.TheymakegooduseofBritain’snaturalresources.Theyalsobroughtthenewreligion,Christianity[,kristi'ænəti],toBritain.3.ReasonsforlimitedRomaninfluenceonBritain.First
7、,theRomansalwaystreatedtheBritonsasasubjectpeopleofslaveclass.Second,neverduringthe4centuriesdidtheRomansandBritonsintermarry.Third,theRomanshadnoimpactonthelanguageorcultureofordinaryBritons.Ⅲ.Anglo-Saxons(盎格鲁-撒克逊人)Inthe5thcenturyAD,groupsofpeoplefromNorthEuropecametosettleinEngla
8、nd.TheyweretheAngles,Saxon