1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,An Introduction to British History and Culture,To give you an overview of English history and culture,To enhance English learning through English history and culture,To provide cultural and historical context for understanding English literature,The Aim of
2、 the Course,English History,Prehistoric England,Roman Britain,(43-410),The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings(450-1066),Normans and,Plantagenets,(1066-1272),Lancaster and York(1272-1485),The Tudors(1485-1603),The Stuarts(1603-1714),Order and Disorder(1714-1837),Victoria and Empire(1837-1910),Peace and War(191
3、0-1945),Contemporary Britain(1945-),British Culture,Religion in Britain,Traits of British People,Family and Personal Relationships,Social Welfare,Leisure and Entertainment,Cities and Places of Interest,Course Evaluation,20%presentation,(group work),20%essay,(independent work),60%final exam,Course em
4、ail box:,bhac09,Secret Code:,bhac0909,Chapter 1 Early England,Geography,Old Stone Age(Paleolithic),70,0008000 BC,Middle Stone Age(Mesolithic),83003500 BC,New Stone Age(Neolithic),35002500 BC,Bronze Age,2500700 BC,Iron Age,700100 BC,The Dawning of English History 150 BC50,Great Britain,England,Scotla
5、nd,Wales,Northern Ireland,The Union of,England,and,Wales,formalised,by two Acts of Parliament in 1536 and 1543,The Union of,England,and,Scotland,1707,political unification,Queen Anne,1.1 Geography,Britain,Great Britain,United,Kindom,Official title,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6、Geographical term,British Isles,including Great Britain,the whole of Ireland,all the offshore islands,most notably the Isle of Man,which has its own parliament and law,1.1 Geography:,Some Terminology,isolated from Europe by the English Channel and the North Sea,once perceived as being on the edge o
7、f the world,The seas around Britain also acted as barriers against attempted invasions:,The Armada,1588;the French,1805,Nazi Germany,1940,1.1 Geography:,Geography and History,Generally mild and temperate weather,allows farming to flourish across the country,North:less fertile land,wetter,South:ferti
8、le land,drier,1.1 Geography:,Weather,Hunters and gatherers,Old Stone Age(Paleolithic),70,0008000 BC,Middle Stone Age(Mesolithic),83003500 BC,New Stone Age,(Neolithic),35002500 BC,1.2 Early Settlers,New Stone Age,(Neolithic),35002500 BC,Megalithic monuments,Stonehenge,史前巨石阵,a monumental circular sett
9、ing of large standing stones surrounded by an earthwork,in South England,in Wiltshire on Salisbury Plain,probably was constructed as a place of worship of some kind,northeast axis aligned with the sunrise at the summer solstice,(,夏至,),1.2 Early Settlers,Stonehenge,In Search of History 00:20 01:38,Th
10、e Beaker Folk,(Bronze Age,2500700 BC),The Celts,(Iron Age,700100 BC),from north-western Europe,ancestors of the highland Scots,the Irish and Welsh,Gaelic,盖尔语,:language of Celtic origin,1.2 Early Settlers,Chapter 2,Roman Britain,Roman Invasion,(55BC-410AD),British recorded history begins with Roman i
11、nvasion.,first landing in 55 B.C.led by Julius Caesar,complete control over the land in 43 A.D.,leaving in around 410 A.D.,What is the meaning of B.C.and A.D.?,BC,stands for before Christ,AD,stands for the Latin phrase“anno,domini,”,means in the year of our Lord,The purpose of the BC/AD dating syste
12、m,to make the birth of Jesus Christ the dividing point of world history,Gaius Julius Caesar,(July 13,100 BC March 15,44 BC),a Roman military and political leader,played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire,Roman Invasion,(55 BC-410 AD),First landing in 55
13、 B.C.led by Julius Caesar,Reasons,the lure of treasures,to punish the Celts because of the help they rendered their fellow tribesmen in Gaul,Results,failed because of weather,withdraw with hostages and prisoners,Roman Invasion,(55 BC-410 AD),2.,Complete control over the land in 43 A.D.,Leader,headed
14、 by the Emperor Claudius,Reasons,came as imperialists to exploit and govern by right of being the superior,Roman Invasion,(55BC-410 AD),3.,Leaving in around 410 A.D.,The Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 A.D.,left behind a well established,Celtic-Roman culture,Roman Soldiers,Resistance to Roman Occu
15、pation,For nearly 400 years Britain was under the Roman occupation,but it was never a total occupation.,Roman troops often withdrew.,Resistance,:the,Picts,Two great walls to keep the,Picts,:,Hadrians Wall,Antonine,Wall,Roman Influence:,The,Romanisation,of Britannia,Roman laws,taxes,engineering skill
16、s,Architecture,Roman social system,The Latin Language,System of writing and numbering,Introduced a system of organized government in towns,Brought the new religion Christianity to Britain,Roman Influence:,The,Romanisation,of Britannia,Roman towns,:,London,York,Bath,baths,temples,amphitheatres,竞技场,Ro
17、man aqueducts,高架渠,Roman roads:,more than 5000 roads,a network of roads to connect large towns,Roman,civilization was based on,city life,in hundreds of,walled town,linked by,military roads,.,Roman town:,Bath,Bath Abbey,Roman amphitheatre,Roman aqueduct,Roman Road,The Impact of Christianity,The Celts
18、Religion,Druidism,religious leadersDruids,A lot of gods existed,.Polytheism,(,多神论,),Animals,rivers,and lakes were also treated as gods.,The Druids believed in afterlife and that when a person died,the soul went from one world to another.,human sacrifice,Celtic gods and goddesses,Roman Britain,Consta
19、ntine was the first Roman King converted to Christianity.,Christian merchants and traders arrived in England in the 1st century A.D,but made little impact.,In the 2nd century,Christianity slowly spread.,First English martyrs,e.g.,St Alban,executed in 208 A.D.,Constantines conversion to Christianity,
20、Christianity,:belief in one godhead,albeit a trinity,The,Christian,doctrine of the,Trinity,the unity of,Father,Son,and,Holy Spirit,as three persons in,one Godhead,.,The Celts Religion,:belief in several gods,After Constantines conversion to Christianity,Polytheism,(,多神论,),monotheism,(,一神论,),Britannia,






