United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

• 8th Grade Geography
• Mrs. Reed via Mrs. Barker

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Stonehenge
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British Descendants

• Most of the British are descended from people who
  came to the British Isles long ago.

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Celtics-first inhabitants

• The Celtics are thought by some scholars to have
  come to islands around 450 B.C. Mountainous
  areas of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland have
  remained Celtic.

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Anglo-Saxon

• Around 400-1000 A.D the next wave of invaders
  entered the British Isles. The Anglo-Saxon were
  summoned by the Celtic tribes to combat the
  Northern warriors, the Danes.

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Anglo-Saxons Vikings

• The Anglo-Saxon were from Germany and Denmark.
  Later, the Vikings from Scandinavia would invade
  the British Isles.

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Normans

• Last to arrive in Britain were the Normans from
  northern France in 1066. English today reflects
  the Anglo-Saxon and Norman French languages.

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Global Power

• With the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588,
  England became a world power.

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Imperial England

• In the 1600s, the English began establishing
  colonies around the world. By the 1900s, the
  empire covered nearly one fourth of the worlds
  land area.

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Industrial Revolution

• During the 1700s, England became the cradle of
  the Industrial Revolution. Once such industry
  was the textile industry as seen in the photo to
  the left.

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Decline of Empire

• World wars and economic competition from other
  countries weakened the United Kingdom.
• By the 1970s most British colonies had gained
  independence. Most of the previous colonies make
  up the Commonwealth of nations.

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Government

• The United Kingdom is a constitutional
  monarchy.
• The king/queen is the head of the state, but
  parliament makes the countrys laws.

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Culture

• Work in pairs to complete the attached graphic
  organizer.
• See next slide.

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• Language(s)
• Population
• Where do they live? Rural? Urban?
• Capital
• Stronger economy
• Holidays
• Common foods