英国历史与文化 英文版PPT课件.pptVIP

The Aim of the Course To give you an overview of English history and culture To enhance English learning through English history and culture To provide cultural and historical context for understanding English literature Course Evaluation 20% presentation (group work) 20% essay (independent work) 60% final exam Course email box: bhac09@163.com Secret Code: bhac0909 Geography Old Stone Age (Paleolithic), 70,000—8000 BC Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic), 8300—3500 BC New Stone Age (Neolithic), 3500—2500 BC Bronze Age, 2500—700 BC Iron Age, 700—100 BC The Dawning of English History 150 BC—50 Great Britain England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland The Union of England and Wales formalised by two Acts of Parliament in 1536 and 1543 The Union of England and Scotland 1707, political unification, Queen Anne Britain, Great Britain, United Kindom Official title United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Geographical term British Isles including Great Britain, the whole of Ireland, all the offshore islands, most notably the Isle of Man, which has its own parliament and law isolated from Europe by the English Channel and the North Sea once perceived as being on the edge of the world The seas around Britain also acted as barriers against attempted invasions: The Armada, 1588; the French, 1805, Nazi Germany, 1940 Generally mild and temperate weather allows farming to flourish across the country North: less fertile land, wetter South: fertile land, drier Hunters and gatherers Old Stone Age (Paleolithic), 70,000—8000 BC Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic), 8300—3500 BC New Stone Age (Neolithic), 3500—2500 BC New Stone Age (Neolithic), 3500—2500 BC Megalithic monuments Stonehenge 史前巨石阵 a monumental circular setting of large standing stones surrounded by an earthwork in South England, in Wiltshire on Salisbury Plain probably was constructed as a place of worship of some kind northeast axis aligned with the sunrise at the summer solstice (夏至) The Beaker