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AN OUTLINE INTRODUCTION TO BRITAIN AND AMERICA

AN OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

TO BRITAIN AND

AMERICA

(2010-1-15)

(Just for the Final Examination)

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AN OUTLINE INTRODUCTION TO BRITAIN AND AMERICA

AN OUTLINE INTRODUCTION

TO BRITAIN AND AMERICA

(

2010-1-15)

(

Just for the Final Examination)

Constitutional Monarchy

1.

The united kingdom of Britain is said to be reigned over by the

monarch but she does not rule.

2.

Britain

is

regarded

as

a

democracy country in

western world

because the real power of the government is invested with the

elected official.

3.

The

united

kingdom

is

a

unity

country

with

its

government

composed of three tiers .the central government ,the country

government and the district government .The local government

deprive their power from the central government according to

the

law

.The

central

government

includes

three

part

,the

Monarch ,Parliament and the Cabinet.

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Grammar school

1.

Grammar

school

emphasized

academic

education;

it

required

their students to learn a large range of subjects.

2.

Their equipment

is better and the class is small with qualified

teachers.

3.

School required their students to get the General Certificate

of Education at “A’’ level.

4.

Pupils can continue their study at grammar school till the age

of 18, most of the graduates admitted to universities or other

institution of higher education.

Public school

1.

Public

(private)

school

is

different

from

state

run

school,

in

this

system

primary

and

secondary

are

not

used.

Students

start their schooling at prep school which adopt boys and girls

at the age of 8.

2.

Each public school has its own characteristic and public school

always have strict rules.

3.

Public school requires their students to learn different type of

skills needed in the struggle of life.

4.

Famous

Public

school,

Eton

College,

Harrow

School,

Rugby

School, Winchester College.

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Boat Race

Compete between the Cambridge and Oxford, it held in London at

the

end

of

March

every

year.

It

has

become

one

of

the

most

important

sporting

events

in

Britain.

Generally

speaking

the

Cambridge is more likely to be the winner than the Oxford.

The Normans

1.

When the Danes were swooping down upon the England, other

north men were ravaging the north part of the France. These

seaovers

captured

the

city

of

pairs

in

845

and

finally

the

French king was forced to make a bargain with them, the king

gave the Norse leader a large tract of land of north France on

condition that

the north men aid him in war and accepted the

Christian religion.

2.

The

north

men

accepted

the

conditions

and

settled

down

in

this

rich

and

pleasant

land

and

soon

they

laid

down

their

barbarous way and accepted the French language and culture.

3.

This

country was called

Normandy and the people here were

called the Normans meaning Northman.

William

William, duck of Normandy, Edward cousin. Because of the crown

he

fought

with

Harold

and

in

the

end

Harold

was

killed

and

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William became the first Anglo Normandy king of England.

Norman Conquest

1.

The conquest sped up the development of feudalism of Britain.

2.

The

other

influence

can

be

seen

in

the

language,

first

the

French

became

the

official

language and the

Middle

English

began to take shape, the language structure is still English but

many French words and terms were adopted into English.

Anglo Saxon conquest

The roman army left Britain in 410. When they left there was no

strong army to defend Britain, the angles, Saxon and jute invaded.

It was an invasion of Danes from north Europe. This new invaders

brought

along

the

language

which

was

called

the

old

English,

language of angles.

Renaissance in England

1.

It was during the Tudor Monarchy that the renaissance spread

into England and reached it height.

2.

The renaissance is first used by the Italy scholars.

3.

It originally meant the discovery of ancient Greek and Roman

culture. But modern scholars use it to mean the changes which

the

Britain

underwent

politically,

economically,

culturally

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between 1450 and 1600.

4.

The renaissance is not the reproduction of the ancient culture

but it learned a lot from it.

5.

The leading feature of the movement is humanists.

The effect of the Renaissance

1.

It was only after the war of roses and the war killed off most

of the feudal and the renaissance was well in its way .In 1474,

the Greek was introduced to Oxford and the English Bible was

published.

What

is

more

the

modern

English

began

to

take

shape.

2.

Elizabethan

Drama,

there

are

many

famous

writers

such

as

John Milton, Thomas More, Francis Bacon.

3.

Most of the literature works during this period were followed

the stream of humanism.

The Great Charter

1.

In

1214, a member of

barons

met

and decided to compel the

king to sign a charter containing the things that a king might to

do. But the king refused to sign, and then the barons raised an

army to against the king.

2.

In 1215, the king was forced to sign and swear on to observe

the charter they prepared.

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