UK - Nations Minorities (1)英语国家概况.ppt

UK Nations Minorities (1) Scotland Questions Why does Scotland exist, and why is it called a nation if it is not independent? (And why ignore Wales?) Is Scotland a Celtic* nation? As a nation within a nation-state, can Scotland be compared to other parts of the world? Scotland Edge of Civilisation Summary 1 A Celtic Country? * Non-Celts Summary 2 Creating the UK Educating the People With poorer land resources, Scotland instead invested in education. Five universities were founded, 1413 to 1583. Literacy* was high in the 17th century compared to other parts of Europe (and England). Making the Industrial Revolution Building the Empire Making Money The Scottish Enlightenment* Summary 3 Scotland – her story Once upon a time.... a young girl called Scotia, whose cousin Anglia had been like an elder brother to her, began to feel he was trying to harass her. But she fought back (Bannockburn 1314), and made friends with her other cousin Frank who was strong and handsome. But then (1603) Anglia offered Scotia his lovely big house if she agreed to move in and look after it. This was an offer she couldn’t refuse – in fact she hoped to get married, but Anglia wasn’t ready for it yet. However, by 1707 Frank was causing trouble again so Anglia and Scotia finally decided to marry. In fact, this was quite useful as Scotia was a bit short of money and Anglia was doing quite well in his new business (the Empire), but Scotia wanted a marriage of equals.... Scotland – her story ....and insisted on keeping her own name. Their new relationship was pretty good for a long time and Scotia worked hard in their growing company (the Industrial Revolution). Unfortunately, by the 1970s business was not going so well, however, one day Scotia inherited* some money from a relative (North Sea oil). She wondered what to do. Anglia was a bit worried she might want to divorce but Scotia said she just wanted to do things by herself (Scottish Parliament, 1999) and meet people like Frank and his friend