Lilly Niese
Hour 1
Great Britain
Along with being called Great Britain, it can also be called Britain, United Kingdom, or UK for short, and England, but in every country, there is loads to be discovered about.
The ancient history and culture in Britain was and still is very significant. Britain was involved in the Roman Empire. Many British cities were used as Roman military bases or civilian settlements. Also, by the end of the Roman empire christianity flourished in England. The Dark Ages were a period of time in Britain where no to little writings or evidence remains. After the recent end to the Roman Empire, the british government and military grew corrupt. Lack of military lead to many barbarian and Viking invasions. Vikings, or
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It has three main land regions, the Pennies, which includes many mountains and slopes, the Southwest Peninsula, which is rugged and has many rocks, and the English lowlands, which has better soil for farming and is not as rainy or foggy. The Rivers england has are Tees, Thames, and Tyne that flow to the east. Great Britain largest lake is Lake District. It also has numerous offshore islands including the Isle of Scilly, the Isle of Man , and the Channel Islands. Many people can say that the climate in Britain involves lots of rain and fog. Although it rains a lot and is very foggy at sometimes, there is still many sunny days In the winter is it extremely cold and in the summer, it is blazing hot. The geography affects their daily lives because it can affect where they live (different regions etc.) or how they get to work. It may even affect what job they have, maybe you want to be a salesperson, but live in the lowlands so you farm …show more content…
The Prime Minister is the head of the UK government. He is responsible for the operation of the Civil Service, which is a group of people that does the usual daily work of the government, and government agencies. He also appoints members of the government and is the principal figure of the House of Commons. The Cabinet is a group of twenty-one people that meet together every week to discuss important government issues and problems. There are also ninty-six other ministers who are responsible for the actions, success, and failures of their own particular department or group of people they represent.
England, unlike the US, has an official state religion. The Queen is the supreme head of the Church. Out of all England, 43% is anglicanism (protestant), 10% Catholic, and 10% part of another Protestant or Greek Orthodox. UK is the second largest Jewish populated country in Europe.
Much like us in the US, Great Britain is split up into three social classes, Upper Class, Middle Class, and Lower or Working Class. The Upper Class consists of wealthy people, and aristocrats families. The middle class is what the majority of the english people are in. Last but not least, the lower class consists of the agricultural, mine, and factory
The United Kingdom is a democratic constitutional monarchy, with a system of government often known as the Westminster Model. It has been used as a model of governance in many countries, and undoubtedly indirectly inspired many more.
The Dark Ages were a period of great upheaval, battles, plague and very little cultural growth. This period began with the fall of Rome around 410 and lasted about 650 years. Rome was often referred to as the “mother land” and her fall created a loss of trade and commerce sending Western Europe into chaos. Lords from all over Europe were fighting to take control. These struggles from within Europe made it easy for outside forces to invade and take wealth and resources (Corbishly 14). The term “barbarian” was used by the Romans to refer to any “non-Roman”. Among some of these barbaric invaders were the Mongols, the Visigoths and the Vikings. All were fearless warriors and brutal plunderers. Some would argue that the Mongols were most barbaric as they were known to fight day and night to allow no rest for their enemy (Mongols). However, the strength and brutality of the Viking warriors allowed their era to last over 300 years, expanding throughout most of the known world. The Vikings were the most brutal due to their unjust plundering of monasteries and other religious provinces, their Berserker warrior subgroup and their pagan practices.
In the United Kingdom, out of 40 major regions England and Wales shares the same legal system which is the English Legal System as commonly known and which is the basis of the common law, and is the same system used in most commonwealth countries.
In modern society these 3 traditional social classifications, working, middle and upper class are outdated, fitting less than 40 percent of the United Kingdom's population. In April 2013 the British Broadcast Corporation introduced a new model for social classification, within the United Kingdom. Social class and socioeconomic groups traditionally have been defined by income, occupation and ed...
There is a prime minister who enforces the laws and manages operation of the country. The parliament that the U.K. has is the British parliament hat is divided
Many historians refer to the early Middle Ages has the Dark Ages because of many reasons. The first reason is because the Roman Empire had fallen, and so there was no one holding the people together.
When Henry VIII established the Church of England, the fundamental change was the separation of church and state. This allowed England to take full control of their economy and getting rid of the pope. The Church of England is led by the King or Queen rather than a pope. Anglicanism also had more religious freedoms. For example, Anglicanism allows divorce, and recently women priesthood. The simplicity of Anglicanism appealed to a lot of England but the remaining Catholics rebelled and protested against the government7. The Catholic faith is surrounded around saints and the pope while Anglicanism is centered around the holy spirit and nation
Scotland has been a country that I have recently gotten obsessed with. I have traveled to many places: Cancun (Mexico), Costa Rica (South America), and many different states in the United States. Always for vacation, I have traveled for warmth, not the sites. Scotland’s weather is nothing to be too crazy about, never getting quite too cold or warm. The scenery of Scotland, I have only seen in pictures and it makes my heart melt! Also, I have never seen a castle and that would be a very different experience than what the United States could offer. Another reason I decided to dedicate my project to Scotland is that I don’t know a lot about it. To spend a lot of time researching a country, I wanted it to be something that I didn’t know
It is understandable that medieval, anglo saxon britain is often referred to as the dark ages. This can be seen as the dark ages are compared with other eras and how historians don't know a significant amount about this time. In some ways, this period of time has been lost to history. Many important records from this time have not survived. This world is also closely related to Beowulf as seen through the countless battles being fought during this era. Therefore it is clearly shown through the many battles fought in this era and how little we actually know about this time why anglo saxon Britain was also referred to as the dark ages.
Generally, we differentiate three main social classes : the working class, approximatively 60% of the labour force ; the middle class, about 36% and the capitalist class about 2% of the labour force, they own more than 40% of the total income. In United
An Italian scholar in the 1300s, Petrarch, created the name "dark ages" after the fall of Rome (Movie Talk-Dark Age). This is because he wanted to teach people that since the Ancient Greeks and Romans were in the "light" of learning the middle ages was in the "dark". The time period happened in Europe between 500 and 1500 was a "dark age" and a period of growth called the "growth age". Many events happened during this period, such as the 63 laws of the Magna Carta, the decline in trade and education, and the architecture of Cathedrals and Universities. Although there were a lot of horrible things, the documents give more evidence about the period of the growth age than the "dark age".
First, Britain had some tremendous natural attributes. It was naturally endowed with many deposits of coal and iron ore, which were used heavily in the early stages of factory production. In addition, Britain was situated at a critical point for international trade. Its position between the United States and the rest of Europe allowed them to have a serious impact in all matters of trade. Likewise, a multitude of navigable waterways, easy access to the sea, and a mild climate all contributed to the onset of industrialism. Britain's topography was conducive to industrialism because its diversity allowed for the production of many agricultural products, preventing any sort of shortage or famine. Evans remarks, “Each single such advantage could be replicated in other European countries and some could be accentuated, but no other nation enjoyed such a rich combination of natural bounties” (111). Furthermore, the nation was free of many trade tariffs that hampered industry in other European nations while featuring a real opportunity for upward movement in society which provided a great incentive for acquiring wealth. Britain also experienced tremendous population growth which provided a potential workforce as well as an increase in the demand for goods.
First the Dark Ages were very dangerous, you could easily get hurt or injured. For example the romans were robbed and attacked by the Barbarian tribes. Then they were eventually taken over by their tribes. In addition it was very hard to live in this time period. Most of these families grew just enough food to feed only their family with nothing
United Kingdom is a state sovereign island located opposite the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland , and many other smaller islands. The Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, in the case with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea , the English Channel and the Irish sea . The largest island,
British literature refers to literature associated with the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. This includes literatures from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. By far the largest part of British literature has been written in the English language, with English literature developing into a global phenomenon, because of its use in the former colonies of Britain. In addition the story of British literature involves writings in Anglo-Norman, Anglo Saxon, Cornish, Welsh and other languages. Literature in Northern Ireland includes writings in English, Irish and Ulster Scots. Irish writers have played an important part in the development of literature in England and Scotland, but though the whole of Ireland was politically part of the United Kingdom between January 1801 and December 1922, it is controversial to describe Irish literature as British. For some this includes works by authors from Northern Ireland. Also, because of the creation of the Republic of Ireland, the term the Isles is used instead of the British Isles.