In 1474, the term Great Britain was developed because of a marriage proposal between Edward IV of England's daughter, Cecily, and James IV of Scotland. However, the term today is used to refer to the largest island within the UK. “The island of Great Britain has been inhabited by early humans for at least 500,000 years (Briney, 2017).” A land bridge was used for humans to cross from the continental Europe at that time. 30,000 modern humans have been in Great Britain, until 12,000 years ago (Briney, 2017). However, the land bridge used by humans to move back and forth between the island and continental Europe closed at the end of the last glaciation 12,500 years ago. In 55 B.C.E., Great Britain was invaded by the Romans and it became a part of the Roman Empire. …show more content…
The population in Great Britain in 2009, was about 60 million people. “The main ethnic group of Great Britain is British - particularly those who are Cornish, English, Scottish or Welsh (Briney, 2017).” The UK and Great Britain has contributed to the world economy, mainly in technology, service, and industrial sector but there is also a small amount of agriculture. “The main industries are machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper products, food processing, textiles, and clothing. Agricultural products include are cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables cattle, sheep, poultry, and fish (Briney, 2017). Lastly, the UK has their culture from literature, theatre, film, television, and popular music. However, the British greatest export is the English