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English Test 1 Flashcards

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1
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Caesura

A

A break between words within a metrical foot

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2
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Solace

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Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

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3
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Rancor

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Bitterness or resentfulness especially when long standing

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4
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CRAVN

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Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans

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5
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Beowulf was written:

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700-750 AD

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6
Q

Celts were…

A

Farmers and hunters

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7
Q

Celtic priests were known as…

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Druids

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8
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Celtic priests…

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Presided over rituals and recited epics

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9
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The roman reign lasted…

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300 years

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10
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Anglo- Saxons were organized into…

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Tribal units

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11
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The kings over each tribal unit were chosen by the council of elders known as…

A

Witan

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12
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Anglo-Saxon brought…

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Pagan beliefs like ‘fate’

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13
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Christianity was brought by the…

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Romans

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14
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Christianity brought…

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Education and written literature

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15
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He was considered the father of old English history

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Venerable Bede

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16
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He was king over the north part of England and left the south for the saxons

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Alfred the Great

17
Q

Alfred the Great was a good king that…

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Encouraged learning and education

18
Q

Alfred the Great kept records known as…

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Anglo-Saxon chronicles

19
Q

The Danes and saxons spoke…

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Germanic languages

20
Q

In 1042…

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Edward the Confessor became king

21
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Edward the Confessor had close connections with______ which ______

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Normandy, weakened Saxon power

22
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What happened after Edward the Confessor died? When? Led by…?

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Battle of Hastings, 1066, William the conquerer.

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