12.Wars and Events战争.pptVIP

Significant Events Before the End of the Second World War Significant Events in the UK Before the First World War Can you name any significant events before the First World War in the UK? Can you give the Chinese names correspondingly to the following events? How much do you know about the them? Can you tell something from their names? The Magna Carta; The Hundred Years’ War The War of Roses The Enclosure Movement The Industrial Revolution The Chartist Moment The Magna Carta (I) Background information scan of the Magna Charter(1215) England France “King of Lackland” Philip II King His vassals Original Written Language Latin Literal meaning of the name Great Charter What kind of document is it? Economic or legal? Legal, feudal document The Magna Carta (II) When was the document signed? 1215 The document was signed by? King John bishops, the barons and the townsmen Historical significance freedom of trade and self-government first document in an attempt to limit king’s powers by law The prototype of Constitutional law The Hundred Years’ War (I) Ten minutes to read through this section and answer the following questions (group work discussion): The duration of the war? Was it one war only? 1337-1453; series of wars The causes of the war power economic clashes 3. Who were the two parties in the war? Did the war proceed continuously for one hundred years? two peace treaties were signed; 1360 Treaty of Bretigny/ 1420 Treaty of Troyes Where was the battlefield? France The shifting of victorious position at each period? --1359 English victory; 1369-1375 French victory; --1420 English victory; --1453 French victory The Hundred Years’ War (II) Try to figure out the following historically important places on the map: Bretigny (Treaty of Bretigny)