课本习题英国国家概况.doc

I British history has been a history of invasion.Please illustrate this point with the examples from the text.How did each of the invasions influence English culture?Answer: 1 Celtic people in the 1st century ADResult:England and Wales became a part of the Roman empire for nearly 400 years.2 Anglo-Saxons invasion (5th C-1066)Result:a succeed in invading Britainb abosrbed the Celtic people or pushed them to the western and northern edges of Britainc The land they lived becameangle-land,later changed into England,the language they spoke became Englishd The legend of King Arthur3 Vikings Invasion(late AD 8th C-AD 10th C) Result: a Northern and Eastern England as well as Scotland were conquered by raiders from Scandinavia,the ferocious Vikings.4 Norman InvasionResult:a defeated an English army under King Haroldb William took the English throne,and became William the First of EnglandC the tower of LondonII What are some of the factors in Irish and English history that affect the situation in Northern Ireland today?A Irish had been dominated by English for a long timeB the racial and religon differencesC a lot of activities such as Home-Rule Bills and Easter-rising in order to gain independence.D The government activities: Bloody Sunday E The IRAs terrorism activities and sine party F The power-sharing Mechanism,the Downing-Street Declaration and the Good Friday AgreementIII Discuss the major characteristics and the main content of the British constitution?NO-written constitutionStatute law:laws passed by ParliamentThe common laws:through common practice in the courtsConventions: do not exist legally ,but are regarded as vital to the workings of governmentIV What kind of institution is the House of Lords?What does it play in British government?Institutions:A It consists of the Lords Spiritual who are the Archbishops and most prominent bishops of the Church of England.B the Lords Temporal:Inherent from their fathersor appointed by the severeign at the suggestion of the Prime Minister(life peers)Lords are below the Crown,they are not as important as Commons第一单元：Multiracial 多民族的 urbanized 高度城市化 dominance 支配 significant 重大的 internally 内部Externally外部的 celtic凯尔特人 roman罗马人Anglo-Saxon vikings 维京人 Norman诺曼人William (英国国王） Bloodless Revolution or Glorious Revolution(光荣革命） Edinburgh（苏格兰首都）Glasgow(苏格兰最大城市） Bannockburn（班诺克本战役）James(统一两大王室） Cardiff(威尔士首都） Giants Causeway（巨人之堤） military 军事的 Compaign 运动；战役 suspended 推迟 duration 持续的Official IRA 正式派 Provisional IRA临时派Ethnical difference:种族区别 Stormont （协议）Resentment:怨恨 counter-demonstrations:相反的抗议活动Exclusively:专有的 semi-acceptablity