高大上英國歷史7.1Origin

1、LOGO第 1 頁LOGOLOGO第 2 頁 Origin of the Nation Feudal England The Tudor Monarchy and the Renaissance The Bourgeois Revolution CONTENTS PAGE The Rise and Fall of the British EmpireLOGO第 3 頁TRANSITION PAGE LOGO第 4 頁Early Settlers: As far as historical research could establish，the first inhabitants of the

2、 British Isles were Iberian. They were short，darkhaired. After Britain became an Island in about 6，000 BC，they settled thereDuring the long stone and bronze ages in Britain，they raised themselves from savagery onto the first steps of the civilized life. LOGO第 5 頁 From 2，000 BCor so，the tall，goldenha

3、ired bellicose Celtic tribes living in todays south of Germany, made a general westward movement About 700 BC, one of the Celtic tribes called Gaels first came to Britain 100 years later, another Celtic tribe called Britons, who had a good command of using iron invaded Britain and drove the Gaels to

4、 the north and west The third invaders called Belgae, who came from Gaul and occupied most prefectures near London about 100BC LOGO第 6 頁THE WORLD OF THE CELTSn The Celts defeated the Iberians and drove some of them to the north and west，kept the rest as slaves，and in the end the two races mixed to v

5、arying extent in different parts of the country n The three Celtic tribes kept in close connections and some exchange of products appearedThey had their own monetary units n They developed the east and south to be the center of politics, the market of trading and the best place for grain production.

6、 LOGO第 7 頁TRANSITION PAGE LOGO第 8 頁LOGO第 9 頁The real “Roma Conquest”With the real “Roman Conquest” in 43 AD came the first written records of Englands history. In 43 AD the emperor Claudius resumed the work of Caesar by ordering the invasion ofEngland under the command of Aulus Plautis.LOGO第 10 頁n I

7、n the middle of the third century，political chaos and economic decay appeared in the Roman EmpireThe Roman empire was autocracyMany generals abroad wanted to become king with its military forcesIt was not its powerfulness but lack of strong foreign opponents that made the empire last over yearsn In

8、A.D.400 the Germanic tribes made a western transferThe Roman Empire allowed them to enterWhen the pressure increased，the central government gradually gave up the control of the foreign states far awayLOGO第 11 頁two things(1).The Roman troops who were stationed in Britain under the leadership of Chris

9、tatin left the island to fight for the kings positionThere was not much Roman power left in Britain(2).A great number of Germanic tribes crossed the Rhine and entered into the “ Gaels”This cut off Britains transportation with the Roman world Roman Britain was attacked first by the uncontrollable Celts living in Scotland and IrelandFrom AD250 to AD350, they took a lot of offensivesThis also symbolized the decline of the Roman EmpireIn AD407 two things ended the Roman Empires control in Britain LOGO第 12 頁The Roman troops which had just left Britain couldnt return and other Roman troops couldnt