Unit1.（选择、判断、填空）
1.The flag of Britain : Union Jack 2.The capital of each country :
Wales Northern Ireland 3.The time joining the British parliament:
However, in 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments, Scotland joined the Union.
4.Difference between the British Isles ,UK, Great Britain , and England:
? British Isles:
the island of Great Britain the island of Ireland surrounding isles
? UK=Great Britain + Northern Ireland ? Great Britain =England +Scotland + Wales
5.The four major invasions in the history of Great Britain :
At first, England was occupied by Celtic people.
Then in 43AD Britain was invaded by the Roman empire.
Result: England and Wales became a part of the Roman empire for nearly 400 years.
the Angle-Saxon invaded.
Result: The land they lived became\Angle-land\changed into England, the
England London Scotland Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast language they spoken became English.
the Vikings invaded.
Result in a certain cultural divide between northerners and southerners in England, which can be expressed as \
the Normans , William of Normandy invaded this country.
Result: This marks the last time that an army from outside the British Isles succeeded in invading
London: (P18) Unit2（选择、判断、填空）
Northern Ireland (often called \
1.Activities to seek Irish independence :
? Home -rule
? The Easter Rising of 1916: was the most spectacular event, in which the rebels
took over Dublin's Post Office, forcing the British to retake it by military means.
2.Political parties:
? the Sinn Fein party legal ? SDLP: Social Democratic and Labour Party ? IRA: Irish Republican Army (illegal)
3.Political troubles in Northern Ireland (famous):
? Indigenous Roman Catholics vs. Protestant immigrates
? Partition(分割) : The southern 26 counties would form an independent \
while the 6 north-eastern counties would remain a part of the UK.
(即26 Republic Ireland ,6 Northern Ireland ) 4.the Good Friday Agreement :(了解下，P36)
Unit 3
1.Process of state building:
The process of state-building has been one of evolution rather than revolution.
2.The oldest institution of government in Britain :
Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
3.Divine right of kings :
It was held that the sovereign derived his authority from God, not from his subjects.
4.Magna Carta :
limits on the king's ability to abuse his royal power.
5.the Bill of Rights :
ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament. ( William of Orange 时期)
6.The Constitution :(P49)
7.The functions of parliament :（P49）
8.Parliament:
? The queen : (symbolised ,traditional ) She is legally head of the executive, an integral part of the legislature, head of the judiciary, commander in chief of the armed forces and \Church of England，a confidante to the Prime Minister（了解下）