英美国家文化Lecture2 People History.ppt

Lecture2 Land and History  (Unit1) 1. [UK] British history has been a history of invasion --how each of the invasions influenced English culture. 2. [other unions of GB] How did Scotland /Wales become part of the union of GB? 3. [Northern Ireland] What are some of the factors in Irish and English history that affect the situation in Northern Ireland today?  British history is a history of invasions (p.5) I. Forming a Nation Pre-nation Invaders (before 1066) A) Ibrieans B) the Celts (500 B.C.) C) the Romans D) the Anglo-Saxons E) the Vikings F) the Normans and Norman Conquest (1066) Feudalism in England a) establish: William the Conqueror b) decline --Magna Carta --The Hundred Yeas’ War --The War of Roses A) The Iberians(..~55b.c.) B) the Celts 凯尔特人(2000-700b.cc) Earliest invader Gaels Britons Gauls Celtic Civilization A. Iron Age B. hill fort C. Celtic language: Gaelic , Irish and Welsh D. Clan system (p,8, p175) Irish Language in Northern Ireland In the 2001 census, 10% of the population of Northern Ireland claimed some knowledge of Irish and 4.7% reported being able to speak, read, write and understand Irish. (wikipedia) “Irish ore Gaeilge, is an autoch thonous language spoken in the Republic of Ireland and in Norther Ireland. It is a Celtic language closely related to Scottish Gaelic.... Speakers of Irish in Northen Ireland are predominantly second language learners and most people learn the language through the education system or at informal language classes held throughout Northern” ( report: Irish Language Education in Northen Ireland http://www.fryske-akademy.nl/fileadmin/mercator/dossiers_pdf/irish_in_northernireland2nd.PDF ) C) Roman Conquest(55b.c.~a.d.410) Roman Emperor: Julia Ceaser --begins the recorded history --the Celts defeated not yield Claudius --control the central and southeast Great Britain: Britiannia Roman Cultural Her