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What

are

the

differences

three:

(1)

The

surrounding

differences

British

Britain,

Isles,

England,

Great

differences

by

heating

up

is

in

regional

Roman

occupation,

though

Christianity

was

only

a

southern

occupation.

British

Pope

Gregory

I

sent

St

convert the heathen English

between

Britain

and

the

waters balance the seasonal

speech.

The

chief

division

it

was

never

a

total

fringe

belief.

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in

579,

between

and

the

the

land

in

winter

and

England

northern

recorded

history

begins

Augustine

to

England

to

Generally

with the Roman invasion.

United

Kingdom

and

the

cooling it off in summer; (2)

England.

British Commonwealth?

The

prevailing

southwest

speaking

southerners

speak

Why

was

the

Roman

to

Christianity.

Augustine

converting the king and the

occupation

for

first

Archbishop

But

of

the

~The

British

Isles,

Great

winds

bring

warm

and

wet

the type of English closer to

influence

on

Britain

so

was

very

successful

in

Britain

and

England

are

air

in

winter

and

keep

the

BBC

English.

They

do

not

limited?

official

name

names

is

the

of

the

The

North

Atlantic

Drift,

a

except

the

Cockneys

from

Roman

geographical names, not the

temperatures

moderate;

(3)

have

a

special

accent

~Britain

was

under

the

nobility,

and

became

the

country,

while

the

official

warm

current,

passes

the

the

East

End

of

London.

nearly

400

years.

The

Canterbury.

United

western coast of the British

However,

the

northerner

Roman

built

many

towns,

conversion

of

the

common

Kingdom, but the full name

Isles and warms them.

speak

broader

English

than

roads,

temples

and

is

the

United

Kingdom

of

The

northwestern

part

southerners, and often leave

buildings.

They

also

Great

Britain

and

Northern

has the most rainfall, while

out the article

“

the

”

and the

brought

the

new

religion,

Ireland.

The

British

the

southeastern

corner

is

possessive adjectives

“

my

”

,

Christianity

to

Britain.

Commonwealth

is

a

free

the driest.

“

your

”

,

“

th eir

”

, etc.

However

，

although Britain

association

of

independent

Describe

the

distribution

The

Welsh

are

became

part

of

the

Roman

countries

that

were

once

of Britain

’

s population.

emotional

and

cheerful

Empire,

Roman

influence

colonies of Britain.

~Britain has a population of

people,

They

are

music

upon

Britons

was

very

Describe the geographical

about

57

million.

It

is

lovers

and

are

proud

of

limited. The Roman treated

position of Britain.

densely

populated,

with

an

their

past.

Throughout

the

the

Britons

as

a

subject

~Britain

is

an

island

average

of

237

people

per

year

thy

hold

competitions

people

of

slave

class.

They

country.

It

lies

in

the

north

square

kilometer.

It

is

also

in

Welsh

poetry,

music,

never

intermarried.

The

Atlantic Ocean off the north

very

unevenly

distributed,

singing

and

art,

and

in

this

Romans

had

no

influence

coast

of

Europe.

It

is

with 90% of the population

way

they

keep

the

Welsh

on

the

language

or

culture

separated

from

the

rest

of

in urban areas, 10% in rural

Language

and

Welsh

of ordinary Britons.

Europe

by

the

English

areas. Geographically, most

culture alive.

Who

were

the

Channel

in

the

south

and

British

people

live

in

What is the main problem

Anglo-Saxons

and

how

the North Sea in the east.

England. Of the total of 57

in Northern Ireland?

did

the

heptarchy

come

Whereabouts

in

Great

million

people,

47

million

~Hundreds

of

years

ago

into being?

Britain

are

mostly

live

in

England,

14million

Scots

and

English

~The

Anglo-Saxons

highland and lowland?

live

in

London

and

Protestants were sent to live

referred

to

the

three

~The

north

and

west

of

southeastern England.

in

Northern

Ireland.

Since

Teutonic

tribes

who

Britain are mainly highland,

What

are

the

three

then

there

has

been

bitter

invaded

Britain

in

the

while the east and southeast

natural zones in Scotland

?

fighting

between

the

mid-5

th

century.

They

were

are mostly lowlands.

~The three natural zones in

Protestants

and

the

Roman

Jutes, Saxons and Angles.

Does

Britain

have

a

Scotland are: the Highlands

Catholics.

The

former

are

In

the

7

th

century,

the

favourable climate? Why?

in

the

north,

the

central

the

dominant

group,

while

Anglo-Saxons

invaded

Yes,

it

bas

a

favourable

Lowlands

and

the

southern

the

latter

are

seeking

more

Britain

and

three

tribes

climate.

Because

it

has

a

uplands.

social,

political

and

settled

in

different

parts

of

maritime

type

of

climate

—

What

is

the

difference

economic

opportunities.

Britain

which

was

divided

winter is mild, not too cold,

between

the

ancestors

of

The

British

Government

in

many

small

kingdoms.

and summer is cool, not too

the

English

and

Scots,

and

Government

of

Ireland

Among

them,

there

were

hot. It has a steady reliable

Welsh and Irish?

are

now

working

together

seven

principal

kingdoms

rainfall

throughout

the

~The

ancestors

of

the

to

bring

peace

to

Northern

of

Kent,

Essex,

Sussex,

whole

year.

It

has

a

small

English

are

Anglo-Saxons,

Ireland.

Wessex,

East

Anglia,

range of temperature, too.

while

the

Scots,

Welsh

and

What

do

you

know

about

Mercia

and

Northumbria

What

are

the

factors

Irish are Celts.

the

Roman

invasion

of

have

been

given

the

name

which

influence

the

What

are

the

differences

Britain?

of Heptachy.

climate in Britain? Which

in

character

and

wpeech

~In 55BC and 54BC, Julius

How

were

the

early

part

of

Britain

has

the

between

southern

Caesar,

a

Roman

general,

Anglo-saxons

converted

most

rainfall

and

which

England

and

northern

invaded

Britain

twice.

In

to Christianity?

part is the driest?

England?

How

do

the

AD

43,

the

Emperor

~The

Anglo-Saxons

~The

factors

which

Welsh keep their language

Claudius

invaded

Britain

brought

their

own

Teutonic

influence

the

climate

in

and culture alive?

successfully. For nearly 400

religion

to

Britain

when

Britain

are

the

following

~The

English

have

many

years Britain was under the

they

invaded

Britain,

and

people

was

largely

due

to

the

missionary

activities

of

the

monks

in

the

north.

Many

small

monasteries

sprang

up

throughout

the

country.

What

contributions

did

the

early

Anglo- Saxons

make to the English state?

~Though the Anglo-Saxons

were

brutal

people,

they

laid

the

foundations

of

the

English

state.

Firstly,

the

modern

names

of

“

England

”

and

“

”

derived

from

the

Angles.

Secondly,

they

divided

the

country

into

shires,

with

shire

courts

and

shire

reeves,

or

sheriffs,

responsible

for

administering

law.

Thirdly,

they

devised

the

narrow-strip,

three-field

farming

system

which

continued

to

the

18

th

century.

Fourthly,

they

also

established

the

manorial

system, whereby the lord of

the

manor

collected

taxes

and

organized

the

local

army.

Finally,

they

created

the Witan to advise the king,

the

basis

of

the

Privy

Council

which

still

exists

today.

Who

were

Vikings

and

how

did

thry

invade

Britain?

~The

Vikings

were

the

Norwegians

and

the

Danes

from

Denmark.

They

attacked

various

partsof

England from the end of the

8

th

century.

They

became

a