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British-American Society and Culture 英美社会与文化 Section 2 British History Review…Parallel Lines You will face your partner. I will give 2 questions from last week’s lesson. You and your partner must answer the questions. (1 each) For the next set of questions, one line will move to the left. You will have a new partner? United Kingdom…Review Where do most people in the UK live? (country) Name the 4 parts of the United Kingdom. Where is the largest lake in the UK? What is it called? When did UK history begin? Contents British History British History British History United Kingdom – Before 55 BC Before 55 BC Stonehenge: evidence of earliest inhabitants Original Tribes (Celtic Tribes) Britons, Gaels Not much unity British History British History British History Roman Invasions  (55, 54 BC, 43 AD) Julius Caesar (Britain 2x) Roman way of life Hadrian’s Wall Occupation-almost 350 years (410 AD) Govern and Trade Ended around 5th Century British History British History British History British History Germanic Tribes Invasion (5th-9th Century) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes Spoke Old English Much unrest/lack of unity Christianity spread-6th/7th Century England “Land of the Angles” British History British History British History British History British History Viking and Danish Invasion (Turn of the 8th Century) Viking invasion-England King Alfred of Wessex English regained power in 1042 British History British History British History British History British History British History Norman Conquest (Middle Ages 1066-1485) William the Conqueror-Battle of Hastings Takes Scotland and England Feudalism established French becomes language of upper class and courts until 14th century British History British History Middle Ages Continued… King John: “King of Lackland” Magna Carta-King John forced to sign in 1215 AD Gives people certain basic rights (more accountability for king as well) Hundred Years’ War (England and France) P