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英语国家概况复习要点
PartOneUK
TheCountry
1.DifferentNamesforBritainanditsParts
Name:
EnglandBritainGreatBritain(GB/.)BritishIsles
BritishEmpireTheCommonwealthTheUnitedKingdom(TheUK)
TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
Parts:
EnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIreland
2.Officialname:
theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
Geographically,theBritishIslesincludesGreatBritain,thewholeofIreland,andalltheoffshoreislands
Politically,theBritishIslesismadeupof.andRepublicofIreland.
3.thehighestmountaininBritain:
BenNevis(本尼维斯山)
thelargestmountainrangeinBritain:
theGrampians(格兰扁山脉)
4.thelongestriver:
TheSevernRiver(塞文河)
ThemostimportantriverinBritainandthesecondlongestriver:
Thames(泰晤士河)
5.thelargestlakeinBritain:
LoughNeagh(内伊湖)(NorthernIreland)
6.BackboneofEngland:
thePennies(奔宁山脉)
Thepeople
firstknownsettlersofBritainweretheIberians.
人们所知的英国最早居民是伊比利来人。
ofModernEnglishrace?
TheearlistpeopleknowninBritainwerenomads(游牧者)frommainlandEurope
intheOldStoneAge(旧石器时代),followedbyNeolithic(新石器时代)Iberians
(伊比利亚人)andtheBeakerFolk(比克人)intheBronzeAge(青铜器时代)
contributionsmadebyAnglo-SaxonstotheEnglishstate?
①.established'OldEnglish'
②.laidthefoundationsoftheEnglishstate
③.dividedthecountryintoshires
④.createdthe'Witan'toadvisetheKing(thebasisoftheCabinet)
10.differentinvaders?
Firstinvasion—In55BC,JuliusCaesar
Second—Caesar'ssecondraidin54BC
Thirdandfinal—In43AD,EmperorClaudius,finalandsuccessfulRomaninvasionofBritain(recorded)
Left—In410,GermanicbarbarianattackRome,forcingRomantroopstoleaveBritain,andthusendingitsoccupationoftheisland
History
9.Whoisknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”?
SirFrancisDrake
10.TheNormanConquestanditsconsequences
TheNormanConquest(1066-1071)
Fuse:
Edwardruledfor24yearsanddiedinJanuary,1066.Haroldwaschosentobeking.William,DukeofNormandy,heardthenewsofHarold’scoronation,hegotveryangryandclaimedthathehadthesolerighttobekingofEnglandbecauseEdwardhadpromisedthecrowntohimandthatHaroldhadpromisedtohelphimbecomekingofEngland.DukeWilliamledarmyandlandedonthecoast.ThetwoarmiesmetatHastings.
Consequences:
Itincreasedtheprocessoffeudalism.
WilliamestablishedastrongmonarchyinEngland.
Heintroducednewideasinlaws.
Itbroughtchangesinthechurch.
TheFrenchlanguagecamealongwiththeNormans.
11.WhenwasthefeudalsystemestablishedinEngland?
(封建制度)
UnderWilliam,thefeudalsystemwascompletelyestablished.
MedievalBritain(1066-1485)
12.WhosignedGreatCharter?
KingJohn(签署大宪章)
13.GreatCharter(time,contents,nature)
Time:
MagnaCarta1215
Contents:
(内容)
A.thekingwasnottoexactpaymentsfromthefeudalvassalswithouttheirconsent;
B.thelawswerenottobemodifiedbythearbitraryactionoftheking;
C.shouldthekingattempttofreehimselffromlaw,thevassalshadtherighttoforcethekingtoobeyit,bycivilwarorbyotherwise.
Nature:
afeudaldocument
14.TheHundredYears’War
①.Time:
intermittentlyfrom1337to1453
②.Countries:
FranceandBritain
③.Factors:
partlyterritorialandpartlyeconomic
TheEnglishkingswantedtogetbackthelostlandinFrance.
TheeconomicinterestsofEnglandandFranceclashedinFlanders.
NewnationalconsciousnessofEngland
④.Fuse:
Frenchthronesuccession——EdwardIIIclaimedtheFrenchCrown.TheFrenchrefusedtorecognizetheclaim.
⑤.Threeoutstandingstagesofthewar
A.AtfirsttheEnglishwerebrilliantlysuccessful.
B.HenryVrenewedthewarin1415andhewasrecognizedtotheFrenchthronein1420.
C.AfterHenryV’sdeathin1422,theFrench,encouragedbyJoanofArc,theirnationalheroine,drovetheEnglishoutofFrance.
⑥.TwodecisivereasonsforFrenchtowin:
effectiveuseofguns&“JoanofArc”
⑦.Significance:
ThewarwasveryexpensiveanditcosttheEnglishgreatdealofdeath,wealthandproperty,thusthefeudalrulewasweakenedinthewar.
⑧.Effectsofthewar:
Afterthiswar,therulingNormansbeganto:
A.regardEnglandastheirhome.
B.regardthemselvesasbelongingstotheEnglishnation.
C.reestablishEnglish(language)astheirofficiallanguage.
D.makeefforttotrytodeveloptheirindustry
(TheexpulsionoftheEnglishfromFranceisregardedasablessingforbothcountries;thesuperiorsizeandwealthofFrancewouldhavehinderedthedevelopmentofseparateEnglishnationalidentity,whileFrenchnationalidentitywashinderedsolongasaforeignpoweroccupiedsomuchFrenchterritory.)
15.TheWarofRoses(1455--1485)
①.Rivalgroups:
theHouseofLancaster&theHouseofYork
②.Thenameofthewar:
TheLancastriansworethebadgeoftheredroseandtheYorkistsworethebadgeofthewhiterose,sothewargotsuchaname.
③.Natureofthewar:
feudalcivilwar,forpowerandwealth,forthepossessionoftheCrown
④.Reason:
IntheHundredYears’War,thelosswasgreat.Sothewar-likenobleswantedtorecoupfortheloss,thustheyallwantedtogetpower.TheEnglishnoblesbegantobedividedandbegantosupportdifferentgroups,insuchasituation,thewarbrokeout.Atthattime,theHouseofLancasterwasinpowerandHenryVI(1422-1461)wasthekingandtheHouseofYorkwantedtodisplacetheHouseofLancaster.
⑤.Result:
TheYorkistgotcompletevictory,HouseofYork约克王朝(1461-1485)butathirdHouse,theHouseofTudorgotthepower.HenryVIIbecametheking.SoanewimportantDynastybeganinEnglishhistory.
⑥.Consequence:
HenryTudorwon(descendantofDukeofLancaster)
AlthoughtheWarsoftheRoseswerewagedintermittentlyfor30years,ordinarypeoplewerelittleaffected.Fromthesewarsfeudalismreceiveditsdeathblow.Thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakenedanddiscredited.Theking’spowernowbecamesupreme.Thiswarshookoffmuchofthefeudalburden,soitpavedwayforthedevelopmentofcapitalism.
16.TheEnglishReformation
①.Reasons
A.ThechurchoftheMiddleAgeshadnotbeenonlyareligiousbody,butalsoapoliticalandlegalpoweraswell.ThegreedandlazinessofthechurchhinderedthesocialandpoliticalprogressofEngland.
B.HenryVIIIhadtroubleinhisdivorce.HerealizedthatforeigninterferenceinEnglandmustbestopped.
②.Course
A.Byaspecialactbyparliament,HenrydivorcedandbrokewiththePope.
B.In1534,ActofSupremacy:
HenrybecametheheadoftheEnglishChurch.
③.Effects
A.EnglishChurchbecameindependentofRome.TheRomanCatholicchurchwasinternational,theEnglishChurchwasstrictlynational.
B.Thenewlandlordsformedanewclass---anewnobility.
C.ThosewhowanttochangeanypartofthefaithwerecalledProtestants.
D.Henry’strustinParliamentallowedtheHouseofCommonstodeveloprapidly.
④.Nature
ThestrugglebetweentheEnglishChurch&Catholicismwasessentiallyastrugglebetweenthenew“nobility”ofmoney&bourgeoisieontheonehandandtheremnantsoffeudalismontheother.
⑤.Peopleinvolved
A.EdwardVI(1547-1553):
kingafterHenryⅧ’sdeath
B.“Bloody”Mary(1553-1558):
daughterofCatherine,reestablishedCatholicismandburntthreehundredProtestants.
C.ElizabethI(1558-1603):
QueenafterMary,restoredAnglicanChurch.
17.RenassainceinEnglandislargelyliterary.Importantrepersentatives?
DistinguishedRepresentatives:
A.SirThomasMore,thegreatestEnglishhumanist,“Utopia”
Shakespeare(1564-1616)greatestdramatist,37comedies,tragediesandhistories
C.poetry----Spenser,Sidney,Shakespeare&Donne
D.JohnMilton’sParadiseLost,1667
E.Englishmaterialism---FrancisBacon(1561-1626)alsoastatesman&anessayist
18.CivilWar(1642-1649)(内战)
①.Backgroundofthewar(战争的背景)
TheabsolutistruleofCharlesIarousedtheresistanceofthepeopleandthebourgeoisie,Charlestookcounteraction,thewarbrokeout.
②.Groupsofthewar
A.Roundheads--supportersofParliament
freefarmers;tradesmen;craftsmen
B.Cavaliers/Royalists--King’ssupporters
Catholics;feudallord
③.Consequence
1649,Charles’armywasdefeated,hewasbeheaded;inMay1649,EnglandwasdeclaredaCommonwealth(共和政府时期).
In1653,CromwellwasmadeLordProtector(护国公)forlifeandstartedhismilitarydictatorshipopenly.TheCommonwealthbecametheProtectorate(摄政时期)andParliamentwasdissolved.Hebecamea“king”inallbutname.
19.TheGloriousRevolutionof1688(1688年的光荣革命)
Afterthreeyears’struggle,theWhigandToryleadersatlastunitedagainstJamesII.Beingafraidofanotherrevolution,theleadersofthetwopartiesplannedacoupDetat.InJune1688,theleadersofParliamentinvitedWilliamofHollandtocomeandtakethethrone.WilliamlandedwitharmyandhewassowelcomedthatJamesIIranawaytoFrance.WilliamandMarywerethencrownedasjointrulers.ThiswasknowninhistoryasTheGloriousRevolution.
20.WhigsandTories(辉格党和保守党)
TheRoundheads—TheWhigs—TheLiberalParty
TheCavaliers—TheTories—TheConservativeParty
21.TheIndustrialRevolution(1780-1830)(工业革命)
①.Definition(定义)
Duringthelatterhalfoftheeighteenthcentury,arapidseriesofextensivechangesbegan,especiallyinthefieldofmanufacturing.Thereweresomanynewinventionsthatthewholeseriesofchangesisoftendescribedasthe“IndustrialRevolution”.
②.Inventions(发明)
A.In1750sironsmeltingwasrevolutionized.
B.In1769,thesteamenginewascreatedbyJamesWatt.
C.In1785,thepowerloomtheapplicationofpowertomachinery
D.Theuseofironandcoal
E.In1764,theSpinningJennywasinvented
G.I