(Placename) a kingdom of NW Europe, consisting chiefly of the island of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland: became the world's leading colonial power in the 18th century; the first country to undergo the Industrial Revolution. It became theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
一、语法填空Great Britain consists 1 four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is2largest of the four countries, and3 convenience it is divided into three zones. The zone nearest France4_(call) the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands 5 the ...
"That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name ofGreat Britain”. It would dissolve both parliaments and establish a single Parliament for Great Britain, taking in 16 peers and...
(1)B.细节理解题.根据The United Kingdom has four countries:England,Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland.英国是由英格兰,苏格兰,威尔士和北爱尔兰四部分组成的.故选:B. (2)C.细节理解题.根据The English drink the most tea in the world.可知,英国人喝掉了世界上最多的茶.故选:C. (3)A.细节理解题....
A. In Great Britain, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. B. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1800s. C. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Duke of Orleans. D. Valentine wa...
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus. London, city, England London, capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the City of London (1991 pop. 4,000)...
The Beginning of the Revolution The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain in the 1780s It had 5 main contributing factors 1.New agricultural practices led to an increase in food supply. – People bought food at lower prices – People could buy manufactured goods ...
Ireland in the 1800s With the ratification of the Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, Ireland was effectively governed as a colony of Great Britain (until the Irish War of Independence ended in 1921). Together, the combined nations were known as the United Kingdom of ...
The Industrial Revolution did not in fact end in Britain in the mid-1800s. New periods came in with electricity and the gasoline engine. By 1850, however, the transformation wrought by the revolution was accomplished, in that industry had become a dominant factor in the nation's life. ...
-- There aren’t many people in the world who can say they struck out Nolan Arenado on three pitches -- especially with the world watching. Michael Petersen did. The right-hander, who stands 6 feet, 7 inches tall, raised eyebrows with his triple-digit fastball when his Great Britain ...