anglo- saxon period powerpoint notes

Question 1

the anglo saxon period is also known as the

Answer 1

dark ages

Question 2

this period spans ____, from

Answer 2

6 centuries

449-1066

Question 3

the 449 invasion led to what figure leading against the invasion

Answer 3

King Arthur

Question 4

britons during the 449 invasion were driven where

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north and west

Question 5

what was the strongest germanic tribe

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Angles

Question 6

what was the land and language called

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Angleland

Angleish

Question 7

pagan beliefs in ____ dominated

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wyrd- fate

Question 8

when did the first roman missionary arrive

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597- Augustine

Question 9

what did augustine establish

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monastery at canterbury

Question 10

when was the viking invasion

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790

Question 11

who restored order to the country

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alfred the great

Question 12

who leads the last invasion on england
when
what is it called

Answer 12

william the conqueror led the battle of hastings in 1066

Question 13

what are some surviving old english words

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a, the, to , from ,eye , nose, cat, man, house

Question 14

what are some danish words

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egg, dirt, take, sky, get,

Question 15

latin words

Answer 15

mass, priest, angel, school, grammar

Question 16

french words

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attorney, judge, crime, court, stew ,roast ,boot, dress

Question 17

the oral tradition was carried on by

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scops

Question 18

types of literature

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epics, lyrics, riddles

Question 19

tone of literature

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bleak fatalism

Question 20

3 books published in this time

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The exeter book
Bede’s History of the English People
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

Question 21

beowulf is about people who lived in the

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3rd and 4th centuries

Question 22

characteristics of an epic poem

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It is long
It spans vast settings
it starts in the middle of things
it is about heroic exploits 
its hero has a worthy adversary
has over 3000 lines
many people are affected
it contains lengthy, formal speeches