- •1. Describe the geographical position of the British Isles, offering an explanation for its advantages and disadvantages. Define the term “continental shelf”, its importance for the economy.
- •3.Examine the main stages in the formation of the population of gb (Ancient Britain, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons)
- •6)In 829 the Kingdom of Wessex united all the other smaller kingdoms into one kingdom – England.
- •4. Describe the Danish raids on England. The struggle of Alfred the Great and its result.
- •5.Outline the Norman Conquest and the establisment of feudalism in England and further consolidation of the English state.
- •1707 – Formation of gb.
- •9. Give a general survey of the main 8 economic regions of the u.K., the main cities of each regoin. Expand on the role of the British economy.
- •10. Major political parties in gb.
6)In 829 the Kingdom of Wessex united all the other smaller kingdoms into one kingdom – England.
The King of Wessex Egbert became the first king of England.
The reason for the unification was the necessity to fight against the next invaders, the Danes.
An important event which contributed to the unification of the country and the development of culture was the adoption of Christianity in England in 664. Christianity began to spread in England much earlier. It is connected with the name of St. Augustine who founded the Church of England in 597.
4. Describe the Danish raids on England. The struggle of Alfred the Great and its result.
Anglo-Saxon Britain was not a united country. There were a lot of small kingdoms which constantly waged wars against one another for supreme power. These little kingdoms were weak and could not hold out against attacks from abroad.
In the 8th century the vikings from Denmark began to attack England.
At first, they acted as pirates, robbing villages, but later, they came in large numbers, conquering one territory after another.
The King of England of that time was Alfred (he was the only king in the history of England who had the title the Great) who build faster and stronger ships than those of the Danes and defeated them, making them sign a peace treaty, according to which Denmark got a half of the English territory in the North and North-East. The lost part of E was returned 100 years later.
-King Alfred is cinsidered to be a foundeer of E fleet (флот)
-He was the patron of learning and ordered the translation of books from Greek and Latin into Anglo-Saxon for people to learn.
-He was a great law-maker, published a new Code of laws to substitute old Roman laws. He started the famous Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the first history of England
The Anglo-Saxon kings that ruled after Alfred, continued fighting the Danes, until all England was once more ruled by English kings. But 80years after Alfred's death the Danes came again with great armies and occupied much of the territory. Again Britain was divided into two parts: the northern part ruled by the Danes, and Wessex in the south ruled by English kings. The Danes continued their attacks on Wessex and finally occupied the whole the territory. In 1016, the king of Denmark Canute became also, the king of England. Canute was a strong monarch and gave England peace for nearly 20 years. When he died in 103B his two sons ruled England for a short time one after the other. With the death of Canute's second son in 1042, the Danish rule was over. An English king came to the throne.
Linguistic influence is mostly fell into:
-geographical names that end in –by, -toft (Derby)
-personal surnames, end in –son (which means a son of, Carlson, Jackson)
-the form of the verb to be (are)
-the ending –s in the first form singular
-the sustem of personal pronouns that start with –th (they)
-the words that begin with –sk (sky)
-some separate words (window, sister, back, neck)