History presentation When does the first written sign

History presentation

When does the first written sign come from? ( century) 1 st century (Christian writings) The signs on stones written by the Vikings. Runes (Runic: ����� ) 13 century 7 th century 822 the first writing about Frank´s kingdom,

Who was your first king, queen? Athelstan grandson of Alfred the Great First king known to rule over both Svealand Götaland was Olof Skötkonung Bolesław Chrobry Vratislav II (1033 – 1092)

Did your country belong among these which had colonies? • We had 13 colonies under the British Empire • The Caribbean colony of Saint Barthélemy • No.

Where did you have your borders at the beginning of 14 th century? – Anglo-Scottish border, Welsh border, Scottish marches We were in a union with Norway and Denmark, Finland did not exist, it was a part of Sweden. Grand Duchy of Lithania, Moldove, The Kingdom of Hungary, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Bohemia. Bavaria, Austria, Hungarian, Poland, Brandenburg, Saxony, Duchy Palatinate

Where did you have your borders at the beginning of 17 th century? • Scottish, Welsh(English, Scottish border) • The same as now. • Tsardom Of Russia, Sweden, Duchyof Prussia, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria, Kingdom of Hungary, Moldova. • Bavaria, Austria, Hungarian, Poland, Brandenburg, Saxony, Duchy Palatinate

Did your country have the same system of government from the 10 th century? • Anglo Saxon Government • No

What period in history was the worst for people? • 20 th Century as we had two world wars • The middle ages • and 19 th century (bad harvest) • World War I, 19 century Partition • World War I, World War II

What period was the best for people? • The Victorian Period • After the second • world war. • 16 century ( rich, powerful • country with great culture) • Time of Charles IV

Which person had the biggest influence for country in the past? • Sir Winston Churchill • Gustav Vasa, • king of Sweden 1523 -1560. • Kazimierz Wielki, • Józef Piłsudzki • Charles IV, Tomáš Garique Masaryk, • Václav Havel

Which tribes formed the original settlement in the territory of your state? • Romans, Saxons and the Vikings • Gustav Vasa • West Slavs • Celts (from 3 century BC), Germans (from 1 century), the Slavs (from 5 century)

Which your invention/discovery can be regarded as the world-famous? • Gravity, the Lightbulb, • the Computer and the Jet Engine Andres Clesius invented the temperature scale • Alfred Nobel an inventor of dynamite • Johan Petter Johansson – adjustable wrench • Oil lamp, ballistic west, mine detector (by Józef Kosacki). Contact lenses, Silon (Otto Wichterle 1957), lightning conductor (Prokop Diviš 1754), propeller (Josef Ludvík František Ressel), polarography (Jaroslav Heyrovský – the Nobel Prize- 1959), Semtex

Name the 3 places that are significantly linked to the history. Why? • Hadrian’s Wall, Stonehenge and the Houses of Parliament • The Old Town- Stockholm Massacre 1520, when around 80 -90 people (mostly nobility and clergy supporting the Sture party) were executed, Visby was an important Medieval town, where countries around the Baltic sea were trading goods during the The Hanseatic League • Kraków- capital city from 10 century city of culture, Royal Castle( Wawel Castle), Warsaw- capital city since 16 century, Gdańsk- place where Solidarność was born. Prague – capital city, historical sights, city of culture, Prague Castle Věstonice, Karlštejn

Which your 3 historical records/artefacts you think are best known? • The Magna Carter, • the Doomsday Book and Anne Boleyn’s Cup • The Vikings, The Vasa ship • and the dynamite. • Battle of Warsaw, stopped spreading of • comunism to the west, foundation of • Solidarność, World War. • Creation of an independent Czechoslovak Republic (1918) Creation of the Czech Republic (1993) , Václav Havel

What state symbols are in your country? • The Union Jack, The Royal Family • and the British Bulldog • The three crowns, The royal family, • dalahästen (The painted horse from Dalarna) White-red flag, white eagle-emblem, anthem-Mazurek Dąbrowskiego. • National emblems , national colours (tricolour), national flag, president’s flag, national seal, national anthem

What are your national main bank holidays? Which one? • Mayday, Good Friday, Boxing Day • Good Friday, The National Day 6 th of June, Midsummer the third Friday in June. • Independence Day- 11 November, Constitution of May 3 • 1. 1. Day renewal of the Independent Czech State, 8. 5. Liberation Day, 5. 7. Day of Slavic Missionaries Cyril and Methodus –Cyril and Methodus, 6. 7. Day of Jan Hus, 28. 9. Day of Czech Statehood, 28. 10. Date of establishment of the independent Czechoslovak state, 17. 11. Day struggle for freedom and democracy