英语国家概况unit 3 British History.ppt

Chapter Three  British History Contents Early Britain (Before 1066) Medieval Britain (1066-1485) Transition to the Modern Age (1485-1688) The Age of Empire (1689-1901) Britain since 1901 Aims Six periods of class are going to be spent on the history of UK and USA, which provides us with a concise insight into the history from the following 3 aspects: 1. The vicissitudes of dynasties (王朝兴衰) 2. The milestones of each stage 3. The important events in each stage Questions: 1. The earliest known settlers on the British Isles were ________. 2. The most famous / biggest relic left by the earliest settlers on British Isles is ________. 3. From 700 B.C, Celts came from ______ and began to inhabit British Isles. The First immigrants to Britain were Iberians who came from Iberian Peninsula about 5 ,000 years ago. Soon after 700 BC the Celts from Upper Rhineland of northwest Europe came to settle there. The Celtic blended with the Iberians. Earliest Settlers Celts It is the most famous prehistoric monument in Britain and is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire. The Iberians began building Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago, dragging each stone into place. II. Roman Britain Questions: 4. Christianity was first brought to Britain by ________. 5. The Romans left behind on Britain three things of value, they are ______, the _________ and _______, especially ________. The Romans remained in Britain from 43 BC to 410 AD, almost four hundred years (four centuries). They imposed their own way of life and culture. And they brought Christianity to England. The Romans left behind on Britain three things of value: Welsh Christianity, the Roman roads and cities, especially London. Julius Caesar 凯撒大帝 In 58 BC, Julius Caesar became governor and military commander of the Roman province of Gaul（高卢）, which included modern France, Belgium（比利时）, and portions of Switzerland（瑞士）, Holland（荷兰）, and Germany west of the Rhine. The Western Roman Empire co