Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world | History

Starter quiz

In which time period did the Celts live?

Stone Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age ✓
Match the word to the correct definition.

archaeologist

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someone who studies the past by looking at artefacts ✓

historian

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someone who studies the past by looking at written evidence ✓
Match the name to the correct description.

the Celts

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people who lived during the Iron Age on small farming settlements ✓

the Ancient Romans

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people from ancient Italy who took over large areas of land ✓
Which types of transport were used during the Iron Age?

aeroplanes

boats ✓

chariots ✓

trains
Which item was NOT found with the Wetwang Chariot?

an iron mirror

a human skeleton

a horse skeleton ✓

a coral brooch
What is the Battersea shield?

a Celtic artefact that is an example of Celtic art in the style of La Tene ✓

a piece of Roman armour used in battles against the Celts

an Anglo-Saxon artefact used in warfare when the Vikings invaded Britain

Exit quiz

Match the key word to the correct definition.

Gaul

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an ancient region of Europe which included modern France ✓

minted

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when coins are made ✓

luxury goods

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objects that are expensive and not a necessity ✓
Archaeologists think Iron Age Britain was well connected to Europe.

True ✓
False
Archaeologists have found lots of ______ in Britain that were minted in France and Belgium.

'golden coins ' ✓
Where do archaeologists think the warrior woman buried with the Wetwang chariot came from?

Britain

Gaul ✓

Rome
Who was Cunobelin?

the leader of a Celtic tribe in Britain ✓

a Roman emperor

an Anglo-Saxon king
Where did Cunobelin import luxury goods from?

the Roman Empire ✓

Ancient Greece

Britain

Ancient Egypt

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Key learning points

By examining the bones of the warrior woman buried with the Wetwang chariot archaeologists think she came from Gaul.
This has led them to understand that Celtic Britain had connections to mainland Europe during the Iron Age.
Archaeologists have found other evidence to support this, such as golden coins that were minted in France and Belgium.
Evidence from the east of England shows that a leader called Cunobelin imported luxury goods from the Roman Empire.
Cunobelin even minted his own coins in the style of Roman ones, showing that these were familiar to Celtic Britain.

Common misconception

That by connected we mean geographically or physically rather thank via communication and trade.

Discuss the meaning of the word connected. Explore maps of the areas concerned. Explain that Britain and Europe were connected by communication and trade.

Keywords

Gaul - Gaul was an ancient region of Europe which included modern France and parts of the countries around it
Luxury goods - objects that are expensive and not a necessity are described as luxury goods
Minted - when coins are made they are said to be minted