An introduction to American history, European beginnings . ounds in which the men of those early times buriedthe dead. No books have been left by them. Indeed, noone then could read or write, and the alphabet had noteven been thought of. Section 4. The Ancient Britons By the time, however, that the people living in Englandhad learned how to make use of iron, there were in Eu-rope two countries, Greece and Rome, which had alreadyadvanced so far in civilization that in some ways theyknew as much as we do to-day. It is in their books thatwe find the first mention of the people who inhabitedEnglan
An introduction to American history, European beginnings . ounds in which the men of those early times buriedthe dead. No books have been left by them. Indeed, noone then could read or write, and the alphabet had noteven been thought of. Section 4. The Ancient Britons By the time, however, that the people living in Englandhad learned how to make use of iron, there were in Eu-rope two countries, Greece and Rome, which had alreadyadvanced so far in civilization that in some ways theyknew as much as we do to-day. It is in their books thatwe find the first mention of the people who inhabitedEngland at this time. Greek account of the Britons. In one of their booksthere is an account of the people in the southwestern i8 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN HISTORY part of the island, where there were tin mines. Accord-ing to this writer, the Britons in this region were afriendly people. They were often visited by merchantsfrom other countries, for whose cargoes they traded offtheir tin. They were clever at weaving cloth andcould even weave plaid designs in hmm^
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