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Prehistoric Ages & Timelines

What Are Historical Timelines?

What Are Historical Timelines?

Historical timelines show events in the order they happened.
Timelines help people understand when prehistoric eras occurred.
Timelines start with the oldest events on the left and the newest on the right.
The timeline for prehistory shows the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages.

What Are Prehistoric Ages?

What Are Prehistoric Ages?

Prehistoric ages are times before people wrote history.
Scientists divide prehistory into the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages.
The Stone Age was from 3 million years ago until 2,500 BC.
The Bronze Age was from 2,500 BC to 500 BC.
The Iron Age was from 500 BC and lasted until the Roman invasion.

Key Developments

Key Developments

In the Stone Age, people used stone tools and started to develop society.
In the Bronze Age, people developed metalworking, weapons and improved trade.
In the Iron Age, people used iron tools and developed technology.

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Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age

1.1

Introduction to Prehistory

1.1.1Prehistoric Ages & Timelines 1.1.2Archaeology & Artefacts 1.1.3Discovering Prehistory

1.2

Changes through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.1Houses through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.2Tool Use through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.3Food through the Prehistoric Ages

1.3

Life in Prehistoric Times

1.3.1Early Farming & Skara Brae 1.3.2Rituals & Stonehenge 1.3.3Travel & the Beaker Culture 1.3.4Trade & the Amesbury Archer 1.3.5Tribal Kindoms & Danebury Hillfort 1.3.6Art, Culture & the Battersea Shield

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The Roman Empire & its Impacts on Britain

2.1

The Roman Empire

2.1.1What was the Roman Empire?2.1.2The Roman Army 2.1.3Roman Society 2.1.4Roman Life 2.1.5Gladiators & the Theatre 2.1.6Roman Engineering 2.1.7Roman Art 2.1.8Roman Mythology & Religion

2.2

Roman Britain

2.2.1Julius Caesar Invades Britain 2.2.2Emperor Claudius 2.2.3Claudius Invades Britain 2.2.4Client Rulers 2.2.5Queen Boudica's Rebellion 2.2.6Caledonia 2.2.7Hadrian's Wall 2.2.8‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Town Life 2.2.9‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade 2.2.10‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Religion

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Britain's Settlement by Anglo-saxons & Scots

3.1

Life After the Romans

3.1.1Roman Withdrawal from Britain 3.1.2Immediate Consequences 3.1.3Changes in Culture & Society 3.1.4Roman Legacy Today 3.1.5Scots & Picts

3.2

The Anglo-Saxons

3.2.1Anglo-Saxon Invasions 3.2.2Why did the Anglo-Saxons Invade?3.2.3Anglo-Saxon Culture 3.2.4Sutton Hoo 3.2.5Beowulf 3.2.6Anglo-Saxon Tribes 3.2.7Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms 3.2.8Christian Conversion 3.2.9Important People during Christian Conversion

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The Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England

4.1

Who were the Vikings?

4.1.1Where & When Lived the Vikings 4.1.2Culture & Beliefs of the Vikings 4.1.3Pirate Raids

4.2

Viking Raids in Britain

4.2.1Lindisfarne & The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 4.2.2Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army

4.3

Vikings Settlements

4.3.1Resistance by Alfred the Great 4.3.2The Danelaw Boundary 4.3.3Vikings in the Danelaw 4.3.4Athelstan, the First King of England

4.4

Struggles in the 10th Century

4.4.1Kings after Athelstan 4.4.2Aethelred the Unready 4.4.3Viking Kings in England 4.4.4King Cnut & Emma of Normandy 4.4.5Kings after Cnut 4.4.6King Edward the Confessor 4.4.7The New King

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1

Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age

1.1

Introduction to Prehistory

1.1.1Prehistoric Ages & Timelines 1.1.2Archaeology & Artefacts 1.1.3Discovering Prehistory

1.2

Changes through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.1Houses through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.2Tool Use through the Prehistoric Ages 1.2.3Food through the Prehistoric Ages

1.3

Life in Prehistoric Times

1.3.1Early Farming & Skara Brae 1.3.2Rituals & Stonehenge 1.3.3Travel & the Beaker Culture 1.3.4Trade & the Amesbury Archer 1.3.5Tribal Kindoms & Danebury Hillfort 1.3.6Art, Culture & the Battersea Shield

2

The Roman Empire & its Impacts on Britain

2.1

The Roman Empire

2.1.1What was the Roman Empire?2.1.2The Roman Army 2.1.3Roman Society 2.1.4Roman Life 2.1.5Gladiators & the Theatre 2.1.6Roman Engineering 2.1.7Roman Art 2.1.8Roman Mythology & Religion

2.2

Roman Britain

2.2.1Julius Caesar Invades Britain 2.2.2Emperor Claudius 2.2.3Claudius Invades Britain 2.2.4Client Rulers 2.2.5Queen Boudica's Rebellion 2.2.6Caledonia 2.2.7Hadrian's Wall 2.2.8‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Town Life 2.2.9‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade 2.2.10‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Religion

3

Britain's Settlement by Anglo-saxons & Scots

3.1

Life After the Romans

3.1.1Roman Withdrawal from Britain 3.1.2Immediate Consequences 3.1.3Changes in Culture & Society 3.1.4Roman Legacy Today 3.1.5Scots & Picts

3.2

The Anglo-Saxons

3.2.1Anglo-Saxon Invasions 3.2.2Why did the Anglo-Saxons Invade?3.2.3Anglo-Saxon Culture 3.2.4Sutton Hoo 3.2.5Beowulf 3.2.6Anglo-Saxon Tribes 3.2.7Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms 3.2.8Christian Conversion 3.2.9Important People during Christian Conversion

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The Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England

4.1

Who were the Vikings?

4.1.1Where & When Lived the Vikings 4.1.2Culture & Beliefs of the Vikings 4.1.3Pirate Raids

4.2

Viking Raids in Britain

4.2.1Lindisfarne & The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 4.2.2Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army

4.3

Vikings Settlements

4.3.1Resistance by Alfred the Great 4.3.2The Danelaw Boundary 4.3.3Vikings in the Danelaw 4.3.4Athelstan, the First King of England

4.4

Struggles in the 10th Century

4.4.1Kings after Athelstan 4.4.2Aethelred the Unready 4.4.3Viking Kings in England 4.4.4King Cnut & Emma of Normandy 4.4.5Kings after Cnut 4.4.6King Edward the Confessor 4.4.7The New King

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