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Land and people Learning focus A brief introduction to England The Beginning of Britain The early settlers Roman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Conquest Viking Raids Norman Conquest English Revolution Civil War The Republican experiment of Cromwell Restoration Glorious Revolution 本章知识点1.重点：① Arrival and settlement of the Celts　② Basis of modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons　 ③ The Viking and Danish invasions　 ④ King Alfred and his contributions　 ⑤ The Norman Conquest and its consequences2.难点、考点： ① the Anglo-Saxons: Heptarchy七王国; foundation of the English state　 ② King Alfred　 ③ Norman Conquest  Introduction Main Cities in Britain London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast Birmingham Glasgow Liverpool Manchester England Characteristics of England Highly urbanized Physically largest with largest population Dominance in: size/ culture/ economy ---- take England for UK Mountains and Rivers in England Pennines (奔宁山脉）: the backbone（背脊骨） of England Lake district（湖区） London the capital of England and the United Kingdom Greater London created in 1965. The City of London: the oldest part of London. the commercial and financial center the political and cultural center Buckingham Palace No. 10 Downing Street The Palace of Westminster Big Ben St. Paul Cathedral The Tower of London The Tower Bridge The British Museum The Covent Garden Opera House Lake District Main Cities in Britain London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast Birmingham Glasgow Liverpool Manchester Cardiff The capital of Wales The largest seaport of Wales a center of iron and steel industry Edinburgh The capital of Scotland a center of banking, insurance, printing, publishing, shipbuilding, chemicals, distilling and brewing one of the oldest cities of the country Belfast Belfast Birmingham Black county The second largest city in the country metal goods, hardware, cars, electrical equipment, machine tools, jewelry, small arms and plastics Glasgow Th