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英语国家概况新考纲 《英语国家概况》考核目标 一、英国部分 1.Land and People Different names for Britain and its parts 2.Origins of the Nation Arrival and settlement of the Celts Basis of modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons The Viking and Danish invasions King Alfred and his contributions The Norman Conquest and its consequences 3.Shaping of the Nation Englands feudalism under the rule of William the Conqueror Contents and the significance of the Great Charter Origins of the English Parliament The Hundred Years War with France and its consequences Consequences of the Black Death 4. Transition to the Modern Age The nature and consequences of the Wars of the Roses Henry VIII and the English Reformation Elizabeth I and Parliament Elizabeths religious reform and her foreign policy Distinctive features of the English Renaissance The Civil Wars and their consequences The Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell The Restoration and Glorious Revolution 5. Rise and Fall of the British Empire Whigs and Tories Agricultural changes in the late 18th century The English Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of Britain The Chartist Movement and its consequences The building of the British Empire Britain and the First World War Britain and the Second World War Postwar Britain Thatcherism 6. Government and Administration The British Constitution Constitutional Monarchy in Britain The British Parliament and its functions The British government 7.Social Affairs Religion in British society Festivals and public holidays in Britain 8.Cultural Affairs The education system in Britain The college system and the tutorial system Quality papers and popular papers The BBC and its programs Sports in Britain Major forms of art in Britain 二、美国部分 1. Population, Race and Ethnic Groups Characteristics of the American population Black people and the Civil Rights Movement 2.American History The discovery of the New World Causes of the colonization of the New Worl