1. Contributed building straight roads. |
Romans |
2. Went sailing to Anglia. |
Germanic tribes |
3. Brought new words related to faith. |
Catholic church |
4. They left shouting ‘Behold the man with the big axe.’ |
Vikings |
5. Arrived from France conquering both land and language. |
Normans |
6. Created new words enriching English speech. |
Shakespeare |
7. Allowed all men reading the Holy Scriptures. |
King James Bible translators |
8. Learnt Indian words like ‘raccoon’ and ‘moose’. |
Pilgrims in America |
9. The Royal Academy was formed joining scientists together. |
Science |
10. They gave English words like ‘walkabout’, ‘nugget’ and ‘yoga’. |
Australia, India and Africa |
11. Oxford dictionary was created. |
Dictionary era |
12. typing by means of acronyms became very popular. |
Internet |