Unit 2英国历史文化PPT.ppt

Unit 2;1. Feudalism after the Norman Conquest 2. the Norman Kings and their stories ;1. the origin of Whitsun 2. the Domesday Book 3. the Common Law 4. the Tower of London;After the Norman Conquest;;The knight;Baron;Which of the following kings are mentioned in text A?; ;;*;1. the origin of Whitsun 2. the Domesday Book 3. the Common Law 4. the Tower of London;Whitsunday is also known as Pentecost and is a major festival in the Christian church. It is celebrated on the Sunday which falls on the 50th day after the Easter festival. The name Pentecost comes from a Greek word which means fiftieth. ;Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the followers of Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament. Jesus had told them to wait until the Spirit came to them. 50 days after the resurrection, the Spirit came. ;Pentecost is recognized as the birth of the Church. Whit Sunday is a favorite day for baptism. It is thought that because people are often baptized dressed in white, Whit Sunday was probably originally known as White Sunday. ;Twenty years after the Conquest (1086), William sent officials to every town throughout England, with power to call together the leaders of towns, examine them, and to make a complete survey of the economic life the country. How much land？ Who holds it? How much is it worth? How many ploughs? How many oxen, sheep, swine?;*;To further extend his grip on England, William I ordered that a book be made containing information on who owned what throughout the country. This book would tell him who owed him what in tax and because the information was on record, nobody could dispute or argue against a tax demand. This is why the book brought doom and gloom to the people of England—hence Domesday Book. ;The nickname ‘Domesday’ may refer to the Biblical Day of Judgement(圣经宣判日), when Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. The decision of what someone owed was final—rather like Judgement Day when your soul was