Scotland: History and Modernity - Курсовая работа

МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ Учреждение образования «Гомельский государственный университет имени Франциска Скорины» Факультет иностранных языков Кафедра теории и практики английского языка Scotland: History and Modernity Курсовая работа Исполнитель студент группы А-24 В.С. Атрошкина Научный руководитель преподаватель О. И. Шеремет Гомель 2012 Реферат Курсовая работа 39 страниц, 26 источников Key words: hunter-gatherers, farmers and monument builders, the Picts, the Scots, the Angles, the Wars of Independence, the foundation of St. Andrew`s University, Mary the Queen of Scots, the Scottish reformation, John Knox, James VI, the Union of the Crowns, the Jacobite Rebellions, modern literature, Scottish tourism The object of work: to study the history of Scotland, its political, religious and cultural aspects, to retrace the historical change of Scotland Methods of research: study of special literature including books, magazines, articles. Comparison of the material from different sources. Use of some official Scottish web-sites Findings: increased general knowledge of Scottish culture and history Field of application: this work contains brief, but versatile information about Scottish history and culture since AD until present. It can be used to introduce Scotland to tourists and people who want to find out more about this land. This work also includes historical facts and analysis of statistics Contents Introduction 1. Scotland`s first settlers 1.1 Prehistoric Scotland 1.1.1 Before modern humans 1.1.2 Hunter-gatherers 1.1.3 Farmers and monument builders 1.1.4 Skara Brae: c.2500 BC 1.2 Scotland to the 11th century AD 1.2.1 Pre-Roman Scotland to the 1st century AD 1.2.2 The Picts 1.2.3 The Scots 1.2.4 The Angles 1.2.5 The Vikings and the British Isles: 9th - 10th century AD 1.2.6 The MacAlpin dynasty: AD 843-1057 1.2.7 Duncan and Macbeth: AD 1034-1057 2. The kingdom of Scotland in the 11th - 16th century 2.1 The Wars of Independence 2.2 The foundation of St. Andrew`s University 2.3 Mary the Queen of Scots 3. Scotland`s nation 3.1 John Knox - the leader of the Scottish reformation8 3.2 James VI and The Union of the Crowns (1603)0 4. Political and cultural life after merger of Scotland and England. The Jacobite Rebellions 5. Modern life of Scotland 5.1 The main characteristics of Scotland in the modern era 5.2 The modern literature 5.3 Tourism in Scotland 5.3.1 The main features 5.3.2 Tourist destinations in Scotland Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Scotland has always been a land with its own identity, unique culture and rich history. Since the first settlers it has been shaped by many nations, political and cultural events and now it is an incredible and vibrant land, which we are going to introduce. In the first chapter we want to tell about Scotland`s first settlers (Prehistoric Scotland, Scotland before modern humans, hunter-gatherers, farmers and monument builders, one of the first settlements - Skara Brae and so on). The first settlers occupied Scottish territories and founded settlements in spite of scarce soil, extreme weather conditions and heavy-going mountains. During the neolithic period Scotland shares with the Atlantic coast