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The English li ture Chapter 1 the early and medieval English li ture Eraly English li ture The making of England The early inhabitantsBritons,a tribe of Celts. The Roman Conquest In 55B.C.,Britain was invaded by Julius Caesar , the Roman conqueror. In 78A.D.,Britain was comple y subjugated to the Roman Empire. 410A.D.,all roman troops went back to their continent and never returned. The influence of the Roman Conquest (1)the roman mode of life was brought into Briton while the native Britons were treated as slaves. (2)The Romans brought the Christianity to britain and the religion was spread widely. (3) Roman road were built for military purposes. (4)Along the roman roads,many towns grew up,london was one of them,and it became an important trading center. The English Conquest After the romans retreated , Britian was invaded by swarms of pirates . the three tribes from Northern Europe:the Angles,Saxons and Jutes.Before the conquest,they still in the tribal society. th century,a united kingdom called England,or the land By the 7 of Angles was established. The influence of the English conquest (1)The three tribes had developed a whole people—the English,And the three dialects had grown into a single language called the Anglo-saxon,or the Old English. (2)The Briton perienced a transition from the tribal society to feudalism because of the English Conquest. (3)The Anglo-saxons were heaten people,believing in old mythology of Northern Europe.Later, the Anglto-saxon were was christianized in the 7th century. The settlement of Anglo-saxons in England marked the beginning of the English li ture. TERM The Anglo-sa