WALESBy Fifth Class Pupil’s

History

The history of Wales begins with the arrival of human beings in the region, thousands of years ago.

Scholars believe that prehistoric people lived in caves in northern Wales some 200,000 years ago .

People from the European mainland began settling in Wales thousands of years ago.

About 2000BC people called beaker folk the Wales region. 500BC the Celts began arriving in the country.

The Romans invaded and conquered Wales between AD 60 and AD 75. They ruled the country for 400 years.

Wales made union with England in 1543.

sport

The most popular sports in Wales are rugby union and football.

Wales enjoys independent representation in major world sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Rugby World Cup and in the Commonwealth Games.

The Millennium Stadium is the country's national stadium, located in Cardiff.

The Millennium Stadium is home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team and holds 74,500 people.

Wales traditional sport was called Cnapan, which is known as Celtic. This is a medieval football game.

Cnapan is an old version of what we call Rugby today and was played in Wales until the nineteenth centur y.

Geography

Wales is a generally mountainous country on the western side of central southern Great Britain.

Wales is between the Irish Sea to the north and the Bristol Channel to the south.

It is part of the United Kingdom, and is bordered by England to its east.

The Atlantic Ocean, St George's Channel and Irish Sea to the west of Wales.

Cardiff is the capital city of Wales.

Fact file

The official language in Wales is English and Welsh.

The currency in Wales is sterling / Great British pounds.

The population in Wales was estimated in 2010 as 3,006,400.

Chief products in Wales are cattle, hay, potatoes ,turnips, aluminium, iron, steal and coal.

Cuisine

Welsh cuisine has been influenced by, British cuisine. Beef and dairy cattle are raised widely.

Lamb and seafood are widely used foods in Wales.

Traditional Welsh food tends to be simple. These foods include: Bara Brith, which is known as fruitcakes and lob scows known as lamb stew.

The vegetable leek is Wales national vegetable.

Music

Wales is traditionally referred to as "the land of song".[ Wales has a history of folk music related to Celtic music of countries such as Ireland and Scotland.

Music in Wales is often connected with Male Voice Choirs.

This tradition of choral singing has been expressed through sporting events, especially in the country's national sport of rugby.

1905 saw the first singing of a national anthem, Wales' Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, at the start of an international sporting encounter.

Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey are two famous singers from Wales.

Art

Wales artist include painters such as Richard Wilson, Thomas Jones and sculptures such as Barry Flanagan and John Gibson.

Question time

1, What year did the Celts begin to arrive in Wales?

2, What city is the Millennium Stadium in?3, What is the official language in Wales?4, What is Wales national vegetable?5, Name two famous singers from Wales?6, What is the population of Wales?