Практикум по английскому языку (по истории Англии Средних веков). Пилипенко В.А - 21 стр.

should have happened in England, and to a lesser extent in Scotland,
but not in the related cultures of France, Germany and Italy is something
that I find mystifying. Perhaps it is because we live in an island, and
the whole island provides, in itself, the feeling of security and enclosure
that continental peoples have only been able to create within the walls
of cities.

                       ÒÅÊÑÒ V / TEXT V
       ROMAN CONQUEST AND OCCUPATION

       Ceasar’s two invasions were a little more than
reconnaissances in force. The first was made in the         ðàçâåäêà
summer of 55 B.C. The second invasion was an actual
invasion, conquest of Britain. During this period a
thorough economic penetration of South-East Britain         ïðîíèêíîâåíèå
went on. It marked the growth of trade and towns.
       The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly
400 years. Certainly, Roman conquest and the Latin
language and the Roman mode of production affected
to some extent the life of the Britons, but those effects
were not so much permanent. And, finally, Christian-        õðèñòèàíñòâî,
ity, introduced by the legions, remained the religion of    ëåãèîíû
those parts of Britain which escaped the English con-       èçáåæàòü
quest, penetrated thence to Ireland.

                     ASSIGNMENT TO TEXT V

I. Check the meaning of the words in your dictionary.
     invasion, penetrate, affect, conquest, growth, permanent.

II. Answer the questions:
     1. How many Roman invasions were there?
     2. By what is this period characterized?
     3. What invasion was an actual one?
     4. How long did the Roman occupation last?
     5. Christianity was introduced by the Romans, wasn’t it?




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