re given Roman citizenship.
· Civitas: Included the old Celtic tribal Capitals
London was twice the size of Paris and the most important trading centre of Northern Europe, because Britain produced so much corn for export.
The biggest change during the Roman occupation was the growth of large farms called 'villas'. Roman life seemed civilised, but it was also hard if you were poor. The life expectancy was only 20 years.
The invaders came from powerful Germanic tribes.
· The Saxons Settled in the rest of England.
· The Angles Settled in the East
· The Jutes Settled in mainly Kent and along the south coast
They gave the England of modern times her name. It was the part they had settled in Britain.
The Anglo-Saxon left little of Celtic culture in England. There are only two cities: London and Leeds and some rivers: Thames.
The Saxons created institutions which made the English state strong for the next 5oo years.
One of them was the King's council, the Witan. It issued laws and orders. Nowadays the king still has a privy council, based on the Witan.
The Saxons divided the land into counties (Shire is the Saxon word for county). They also changed the agriculture in Britain. They introduced a new plough which was far more better than the Celtic one.
The farmers had to work together, because they had to share land and instruments with each other. This made a new form of settlements. To make this work they had several laws and regulations.
· Each district had a 'manor', The villagers paid their taxes here and men met here to join the 'fyrd', The Anglo-Saxon army.
· The Aldermen were the local officials, but they changed to warlords. The name was changed to Earl. A Danish name. They are both still used in the army.
In the Celtic areas, Christianity began to spread, because it was forbidden in the Anglo-Saxon part.
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