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Prezentacja o Szkocji/ Jakub Abramczyk
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Scotland - Beautiful Country
Presentation made by Jakub Abarmczyk
Beginning of Nation
Three thousand years before Christ. today's Scottish lands were inhabited by Celts. The Hadrian and Antonine Walls were Rome's northmost border of the empire. The Scots were christanized by Irish church. In 843 AD Kenneth I MacAlpin united the Picts and Scots. Scotland became a country.
History of Scotland
Midle Ages
Middle Ages
Scotland was divided into Highlands ( north of Scotland ) and Lowlands ( south of Scotland ). After Alexander the third and his daughter's Margaret's death in 1296 AD Scotland became under English control. In 1305 AD a Scottish uprising broke out. The uprising was commanded by Scottish national hero William Wallace. Scots lost the uprising, but during the ruling of David III Scots regained their full independence from England.
18th Century
In 1715 and 1746 Scottish uprisings broke out, bloodily repressed by the English. After that the English applied supression called The Highland "clearances". Many of Scots emigarted abroad.
20th Century
In 20th Century Scottish separatist tendencies were revived. In 1934, a Scottish Independence Party was established. 1999 was the year when. For the first time. Scottish parliamentary elections were held.
Scotland Today
Economy
- Today Scotland is the richest ( in GDP per capita ) part of United Kingdom. Now in Scotland live 5.5 million people. The largest city is Glasgow, but Edinburgh is the capital. Scots have got their own pounds. Scottish pound has the same value as the English, but the symbols on these pounds are different.
Religion&Language
The most popular religion is Calvinism. Primary languages spoken in Scotland are English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. Islam is the largest non-Christian religion (estimated at around 75,000, which is about 1.4% of the population) and there are also significant Jewish, Hindu and Sikh communities, especially in Glasgow. Since 1689 it has had a Presbyterian system of church government and enjoys independence from the state. Its membership is 398,389 about 7.5% of the total population, though according to the 2014 Scottish Annual Household Survey, 27.8%, or 1.5 million adherents, identified the Church of Scotland as the church of their religion.
Architecture of Scotland
In Scotland we can see Georgian and Victorian architecture style and old Middle Ages, Gothic and Roman styles. I can recommend Edinburgh for its architecture.
Edinburgh
Dundee
- The Loch Ness Monster is known as "Nessie"
- It is thought to be a plesiosaur. A creature like dinosaur
- St. Columbia was the first person to see Nessie in 565 AD.
Some interesting facts about Scotland
Peapole from Scotland
Pepole from Scotland :
- Alexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephone
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Author of Sherlock Holmes
- Sean Connery - an actor who stared as the James Bond in the James Bond movies.
Sean Connery
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Alexander Granham Bell
Facts
Kilts
Originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland, and more broadly with Gaelic or Celtic heritage. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.Organizations that sanction and grade the competitions in Highland dancing and piping all have rules governing acceptable attire for the competitors. These rules specify that kilts are to be worn (except that in the national dances, the female competitors will be wearing the Aboyne dress).
Scottish Whisky
The most popular alcohol in Scotland is whisky. Scotland produces 30% of the world's whisky. In Scotland speeling of this type of alcohol is without "a". American version is "whiskey", but original Scottish is "whisky".