Anglo- saxon Flashcards
Mention the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Northumbria, Mercia, Anglia, Wessex, Essex, Sussex, Kent
He was born in Oxfordshire in 849. He also arranged the translation of books from Latin to Anglo-Saxon.
King Alfred “The Great”
Name the four main groups of people who arrived in Scotland:
Picts, Scots, Britons and Anglos
Name at least 3 animals that could be found during the ice age
mammoth, woolly rhinos, horses and wolves
What was the battle in which William defeated Harold ?
Hastings battle
He became duke of Normandy and later King of England, he never spoke English, his name was…
William “The conqueror”
Describe The Jutes
- They were from Jutland (Denmark)
- Their kingdom was Kent
- They lived in more primitive conditions than Anglo-Saxons
How did humans used to live in the Stone Age?
In small nomadic groups
What are the four states of England?
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Mentions the four ages seen in class
Ice Age, Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age
Where do the Celts come from?
They come from central Europe
Where the Celts come from?
They come from Europe.
Why Did they call the “Ice Age”?
Because it has gone through extreme ice ages and warm interglacials in a period.
In the Stone Age, what kind of language did they use?
They didn’t use a language, they used to make sounds to communicate.
Who was Edward the confessor?
Edward the Confessor, reigned as king of England from 1042 to 1066.
Who has played the most powerful part in the history of the British Isles?
England
Which country was never invaded by either the Romans or the Anglo-Saxons?
Ireland
When did William the Conqueror begin and finish to be the King of England?
In 1066 till his death in 1087
Name the kinds of Roman’s towns in Britain:
The coloniae - Roman settlers
The municipia - large cities with Roman citizenship
The civitas - included old Celtic tribal capitals
How the Saxon’s divided the land?
They divided in administrative areas based on “shires” or well known as counties. These shires, established by the end of the tenth century, remain ed almost exactl y the same for a thousand years. “Shire” is the Saxon word, “county” the Norman one, but both are still used.
Who was the king that unified the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms?
King Offa of Mercia (757-96), claimed “kingship of the English” .
What it’s the Danila law?
It was a Viking rule that was recognised in the east and north of England. It was called the Danclaw, the land where the law of the Danes ruled.
Name the five kingdoms of Ireland
Ulster in the north, Munsrer in the sourhwest, Leinster in the southeast, Connaught in the west, with Tara as the seat of the high kings of Ireland.
