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History of UK The Early Settlers (the prehistoric period)  1. The first known settler of Britain: the Iberians (伊比利亚人) from Mediterranean areas. They inhabited Great Britain during the Stone (--4000BC) and Bronze Ages (4000BC—500BC). 2. At about 2000 BC the Beaker Folk 毕克人 arrived from the areas now known as Holland and Rhineland莱茵兰（位于德国） .  2. Three Celtic Tribes By the end of the Bronze Age, around 700 BC, Celtic people had arrived from northwestern Europe, now France, Belgium and southern Germany. Celts were tall in height, blonde in hair & blue eyes, and somewhat aggressive. 2. Three Celtic Tribes The Celtic tribes were ancestors of the Highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh; Their languages, the Celtic language, are the basis of both Welsh and Gaelic. 2. Three Celtic Tribes They came to Britain in three main waves: About 750 B.C, the first tribe came from Upper Rhineland of northwest Europe and settled on the island; They were the “Gaels”(盖尔人), whose language is still spoken in Scotland. 2. Three Celtic Tribes About 400 B.C, the second group of the Celts called Britons/Brythons (布立吞人/不列颠人) came. From the Britons came the English name for Britain. About 150 B.C, the third group, Belgae (比利其人) came from Gaul (高卢，在今法国，比利时等地). The Roman Invasion& Occupation Between 55 B.C.and 54 B.C, Britain was invaded by the Roman general Julius Caesar twice but he failed. In 43A.D, the roman troops of 40,000 men led by the Emperor Claudius conquered Britain. They occupied England and Wales for nearly 400 years. Britain became a province of Rome called Britannia. The roman troops met strong resistance in Scotland. A stone fortification(防御工事) was built by the Romans along the England –Scotland boundary to prevent military raids( 攻击) from Scotland. It is the Hadrian’s Wall (哈德良长城) (122AD). Influence of Roman Conquest marked the beginning of the written history built towns, temples, theaters and buildings; built roads and cultivated land; Built the first hi