英国历史简介英文版.pptxVIP

英国历史简介英文版第1页/共66页 The beginning of Britain? The Early settlers (…-55B.C.)? Roman Britain (55B.C.-410A.D.)? Anglo-Saxon Britain (410- 871)? Viking Britain (871-1042)? Norman Conquest (1066)第2页/共66页 The Early Settlers (…-55 B.C.)8,000 years ago Great Britain became an islandNatives of Britain Iberians (3000BC-2000BC) The first settlers of Britain from the Mediterranean area 第3页/共66页 Stonehenge in Southwest England Built between 3000 BC and 1000 BC The most famous prehistoric monument and tourist attraction第4页/共66页 The Celts began to arrive Britain about 700 BC. tall and golden-haired from Central Europe farmers warlike people第5页/共66页 Roman Britain (55 B.C.- 410)British recorded history begins with the Roman invasion. For nearly 400 years, Britain was under the Roman occupation, though it was never a total occupation.第6页/共66页 Roman InvasionInvasionTimeInvaders155 and 54 B.CRoman GeneralJulius Caesar243 A.D.Roman EmperorClaudius第7页/共66页 Roman Civilization? The month ―“July” is named after Julius Caesar himself. Christianity to Britain? Extraordinary achievement in building roads – “All Roads Lead to Rome”? Hadrians Wall – England’s great wall – 2000 years ago第8页/共66页 第9页/共66页 Roman influence on Britain was limited. First, the Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class. Second, never during the 4 centuries did the Romans and Britons intermarry. Third, the Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.第10页/共66页 Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-871)Basis of Modern English race: the Anglo-SaxonsThe Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes invaded in 5th and 6th centuriesThe Anglo-Saxons left their home in northern Germany and Denmark. The Heptarchy: seven principal kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria contended for hegemony 第11页/共66页 St. Augustin? The first Archbishop of Canterbury in 601? He built the Canterbury Cathedral.? He introduced Christianity to E