精选文档 Part One: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Chapter 1 Land and People Chapter 2 The Origins of a Nation (500BC~AD1066Chapter 3 The Shape of the Nation (1066~1381Chapter 4 Transition to the Modern Age (1455~1688Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of the British Empire (1688~1990Chapter 6 The Economy Chapter 7 Government and AdministrationChapter 8 Justice the LawChapter 9 Social AffairsChapter 10 Cultural Affairs
Chapter 1 Land, People and Language 1 Different Names for Britain and its Parts The official name of Britain isthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The geographical names are the British Isles, Great Britain and England. People just say Britain, the United Kingdom or simply U.K. People England is the largest and most populous, almosta quarter of the people livesin England’s prosperous and fertile southeast, with over 7 million in the capital. The majority of the population are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people from Europe who went to England between the 5thand 7thcenturies.These people settled in England and drove the native Celtic people to the mountainous areas of Wales . 精选文档 and .
