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Chapter 2 History
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The Founding of the Nation Transition to the Modern Age
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Britain since World War II Additional Information
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1.1.5 Danish Invasion (8th Century-1066)
the Vikings (from the Scandinavian countries: Norway, Denmark and Sweden) Alfred the Great: king of Wessex Peace Treaty: The eastern half of the island was to be subject to the Danish law known as the Danelaw. From 1016 to 1042, under the rule of Danish kings In 1042, the English throne was returned to the Anglo-Saxons.
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1.1.3 Roman Britain (43 AD-5th Century)
Julius Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar, 恺撒大帝, 100 BC-44 BC) Changed the course of the history of the Greco-Roman world decisively and irreversibly. Launched a series of political and social reforms. Assassinated by a group of nobles.
2. Feudal Society
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The Earliest Settlers on the British Isles 1.1 The Iberians the first known settlers on the Britain Isles were the Iberians (Between 3000 and 2000 BC )
Stonehenge and its Statue
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1.2 The Beaker Folk
Early Bronze Age people living about 4,500 years ago in the temperate zones of Europe;
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1.4 Roman Britain (43 AD-5th Century)
First invasion—In August 55 BC, Julius Caesar invaded Britain Second—Caesar's second raid in 54 BC Third and final—In 43 AD, Emperor Claudius, final and successful Roman invasion of Britain Left—Germanic barbarians attacked Rome, forcing all Roman troops to leave Britain, and thus ending the Roman occupation of the island.
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1.1.5 Danish Invasion (8th Century-1066)
Alfred the Great (阿尔弗雷德大帝, 871-899) He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began during his reign, c. 890.
They received their name from their distinctive bell-shaped beakers, decorated in horizontal zones by finely toothed stamps.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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1.1 Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxons
Alfred the Great
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Celtic Britain (8th-5th Century BC)
The name of Britain—Britons Tribal society Celtic Language (Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh)
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The Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula in the 470's
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Roman Christianity St. Augustine brings Christianity to Britain from Rome and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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Stonehenge It is the most famous prehistoric monument in Britain and is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire. People began building Stonehenge about 5,100 years ago, dragging each stone into place.
St. Augustine (圣奥古斯丁, ？-604/605) First archbishop of Canterbury and the apostle (传道者) of England, who founded the Christian church in southern England. Pope Gregory the Great chose him in 595 to lead a mission, usually known as the Gregorian mission, to Britain to Christianize the Kingdom of Kent. Converted many Anglo-Saxons to Roman Christianity.
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1.3 The Celts
The Celts of the Heroic Age, opening with the fifth century BC, began to arrive in Britain at about 700 BC and kept coming until the arrival of the Romans.
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1.1.4 The Anglo-Saxon Invasion (5th-8th Century)
Germanic people (the Jutes from Jutland, Angles from South of Denmark and Saxons from Germany) English (language of the Angles)
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The Founding of the Nation
1 Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxons
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1.1.4 The Anglo-Saxon Invasion (5th-8th Century)
Julius Caesar
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1.1.3 Roman Britain (43 AD-5th Century)
Capable administrators & good builders (towns and cities & roads) Building of London River Thames “London Bridge” Building of roads