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Feudalism included all of the following

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a system of land tenture based on military service, knights and code of chivalry, and a religious concept of hierarchy

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The Magna Carta is famous as the document that

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established even the king must obey the common law

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Contributes to the decline of Feudalism in England

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An outbreak of Black Death, increase in number of people living in towns and cities, and emergence of a merchant class

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William the Conqueror

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Leader of Normandy

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King Harold

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Leader of Saxon

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William the Conqueror defeats whom?

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King Harold

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One of the dominant forces of the Middle Ages everywhere in Europe was

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church and organized religion

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An important characteristic of feudalism was its

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fixed class position

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England’s participation in the Crusades resulted in

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intro. of advanced Arabic mathematics; new, advanced concepts in medicine and science; intro. of new words into language

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Poetry of Medieval common people was

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ballads

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First writer of period to achieve real greatness in English literature

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John Wycliffe

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12
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Morality Plays

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Dramatic allegories of vices and virtues

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Miracle Plays of Middle Ages were

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rough dramatizations of tales from the Bible

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Miracle Plays were

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performed in open market place or town square on wagons as stages

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Common ballad topics and themes included

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tragic love, jealousy, and faithfulness

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Is in early Ballads

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simple refrain; direct, simple narrative; and incremental repetition

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Tone of Ballads

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serious and tragic

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In the ballad “Bonny Barbara Allen” Barbara Allen was cruel and vindictive toward Sir John because he had

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slighted her when drinking toasts

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From Barbara Allen’s reaction to the death of John Graeme, the reader can infer that she feels an enormous sense of

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remorse

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Barbara Allen’s death is symbolized in her

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requesting that a narrow bed be made

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A cottage door was left unlocked in “Get Up and Bar the Door” because a

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husband and wife were both stubborn

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All are characteristics of Medieval Ballad

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contained supernatural elements, strong beat, and a part of oral tradition

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“For I’m wearied wi hunting, and fain wald lie down,” repeated in every stanza of “Lord Randall” is an example of

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refrain

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Repetition of lines with a new element introduced each time to advance the story is

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incremental repetition

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In “Barbara Allen” Barbara Allen shows her lack of concern (callousness) for Sir John in the statement

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“Young man, I think you’re dying”

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Theme of “Get Up and Bar the Door”

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pettiness of arguments

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27
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Normans are characterizes as

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superb soldiers, excellent administrators, and emphasized law and order

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28
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Medieval Romances consisted of

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love interest, tales of chivalry, wonders such as enchantments, giants, and dragons

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System of ideals and behavior codes that governed both knights and gentlewomen during the Middle Ages

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Courtly love and chivalry

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30
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Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered for King Henry II

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St. Thomas a Becket

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31
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“The Three Ravens” has an element of supernatural

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red doe

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Tone of “The Three Ravens”

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admiring of the love between the knight and his mistress

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33
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Its a mystery of why his lover kills him in

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“Lord Randall”

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34
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Theme of “Lord Randall”

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betrayal

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35
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Words at the end of lines in “Lord Randall” are slant/half rhyme

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son/soon

36
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Suspense is built in “Lord Randall” by using

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question and answer format between mother and son

37
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Mood of “The Three Ravens”

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serious

38
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Wars of Roses was named because

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1 side symbolized red rose and the other symbolized white rose

39
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Theme of “Bonny Barbara Allen” involves

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effects of unrequited love

40
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Tone

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poet’s attitude toward his subject

41
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Early ballads came from

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Latin

42
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Nursery Rhyme “Ring Around the Rosie” actually refers to

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people stricken with the Black Death

43
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Symbolism in “Bonny Barbara Allen” involving red rose and brier

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red rose- Sir John’s true love for her

brier- shows her vindictiveness, cruelty, and cold-hearted

44
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Humor at the end of “Get Up and Bar the Door”

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wife is more concerned about winning the bet, instead of what the strangers have to say

45
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The Medieval Period begins in

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1066

46
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The Medieval Period begins with

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the Battle of Hastings

47
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What were the 3 languages of England during the Middle Ages and who spoke them?

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Normand-French
Anglo Saxons-English
Church-Latin

48
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Chivalry gave rise to what form of literature?

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Romance

49
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What is the greatest English example of this genre?

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“Sir Gawain and Green Knight”

50
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Who was Thomas a Becket? How did his struggle with King Henry II affect the king’s power and the church’s power?

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Thomas a Becket becomes archbishop of Canterbury. He becomes very religious and sides with the pope instead of Henry II (his friend and person who appointed him as bishop). Henry did this to gain power. Henry’s knights assassinated Thomas because Henry felt backstabbed when Thomas sided with the pope. Because of this the church gained power which leads to the corruption in the church.

51
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Who were the Crusades?

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Crusades were a series of wars and wanted to free Jerusalem from the Muslims(Turks).

52
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What was the Hundreds’ Years War?

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A series of wars between England and France

53
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What two weapons helped bring about the demise of both castle and knight as symbols of military power in the Middle Ages?

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long bow and yard long arrows

54
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What did the word ballad originally mean?

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“dancing song”

55
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William the Conqueror writes

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The Domesday Book

56
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What is the most famous morality play?

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Everyman

57
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What is the War of Roses?

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a civil war between the Houses of York and Lancaster
York-symbol-white roses
Lancaster-symbol-red roses

58
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Anglo Saxon Period

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449 to 1066

59
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What is Anglo Saxon Poetry characterized as?

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use of caesuras to aid the memory, frequent use of alliteration, and frequent use of kennings

60
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What does the Anglo Saxon term for wyrd mean?

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fate

61
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Important source of history from this time period written by Venerable Bede is

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The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

62
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Characteristic of Early Epics

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included a legendary hero

63
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Founder of Canterbury Cathedral and first Archbishop of Canterbury was

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St. Augustine

64
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Words Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are derived from the names of

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Anglo Saxon Gods

65
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A written literature began to evolve in Britain with the coming of

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Christian Church

66
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Venerable Bede

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“Father of English History and Literature”

67
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First Historical record to be written in English was initiated by Alfred the Great and known as

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Anglo Saxon Chronicle

68
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Alfred the Great managed to unify Britain temporarily by

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defeating the Danes (Vikings)

69
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Anglo Saxon invaders had these characteristics

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loved, adventure and glory, hard fighters, and a sense of loyalty

70
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Principal function of Anglo Saxon scop was

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recite songs and tales

71
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Germanic tribes are from the period derives its name from

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Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

72
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During the Anglo Saxon period the religious beliefs were

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Christian and pagan

73
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Anglo Saxon religion revolved around the manly virtues of

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bravery, fighting, loyalty, and generosity

74
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An epic is

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a long narrative poem

75
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Building that had a central place in Anglo Saxon society was

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a mead hall

76
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Germanic tribe instrumental in naming the language English and island England were

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Angles

77
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Common tongue from which most modern English languages ultimately derives is called

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Indo-European

78
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Origins of our English language can first be traced to

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Germanic tribes

79
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During the Anglo Saxon period _____, _____, and ___ made important contributions to English language.

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Celtic, Latin, and Old Norse

80
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Germanic languages arrived in England in

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5th century, with Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

81
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Old Norse, spoken in the north of England, was the language of the invading

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Danes(Vikings)

82
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Powerful Influence of the Church in Anglo Saxon England is shown by the fact that most writing at that time was written in

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Latin

83
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The Old English alphabet, used before the introduction of Christianity, was called

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Runic Alphabet

84
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Old English, Anglo Saxon language, has given us our

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basic vocabulary, plural and possessive endings, and our past tense endings

85
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What caused the most changes in the language during the Anglo Saxon history?

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Invasions by warring groups

86
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Most important example of Old English literatures is the poem

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Beowulf

87
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3 major historical periods for English language are

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Old English, Middle English, and Modern English

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