英概上 Great Britian.docVIP

Great Britan Notes for Culture Do on how they came to power Starting with the Assyrians, Babylonians, etc going to Romans The Country is called the United Kingdom. England Largest of the 4 Areas in pop and land Urbanized Country-80% 2% agriculture Largest City-London also the capital Originally Celtic, later invaded by the Angles and the Saxons Now most people are Anglo-Saxon Most Famous King: King Arthur and his sword Excalibur (tell them different stories) May not have existed Castle was Camelot Times of trouble, mostly invaded and occupied by the Normans. Time of Norman occupation starts the story of Robin Hood After Norman invasion the country unites together under their own monarchy. Scotland Second largest of the 4 areas in pop and land Most rugged part of the UK Most of the population lives on the boarder of Scotland and England Capital is Edinburgh Never conquered by the Romans Most interesting feature is Hadrian’s Wall, built to keep the Romans out Two languages: English and Gaelic Wales 3rd Largest in Land size and population Capital is Cardiff Famous for Coal Despite having no natural land boundary it was never conquered by Romans People speak Welsh and English Northern Ireland Unit 2 Smallest of the 4 in Land size and population Capital is Belfast High political tension n. 张力，拉力；紧张，不安；电压vt. 使紧张；使拉紧 but low crime rate Unit 6 British Literature Artistic output, that which is best known for: literature Most early writing was concerned with Christianity One of the earliest stories Beowulf written in Old English Evolution of English: Old, Middle, Modern Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer One of the first poems written in middle English (tell the story on how the Canterbury Tales started) Two most famous stories about King Arthur: Quest for the Holy Grail and Le MorteD’Arthur 16th century Elizabethan Drama Renaissance Rebirth William Shakespeare Wrote two types of plays Tragedies Comedies Two most famous Hamlet Rom