Middle English

Question 1

It is influence in many aspects of its vocabulary by a new French speaking ruling class.

Answer 1

Middle English.

Question 2

Is an English by a clergy that wrote mainly in Latin.

Answer 2

Middle english

Question 3

So middle English is commonly subdivided into Two what are those

Answer 3

Early middle English And later middle English.

Question 4

The beginning of the transition from old English to middle English was wenn the conqueror duke of normandy and later william. The 1st of England.Invaded the Island of britain from His home base in northern France.

Answer 4

Norman conquest.

Question 5

So they had completely abandoned their old norse language and wholeheartedly adopted French to that extent. That not a single norse word survive a normandy.

Answer 5

Normans

Question 6

It is a rural dialect of French with considerable germanic influences.

Answer 6

Normally french

Question 7

This became the language of the kings and nobility of England for more than 300 years.

Answer 7

The norman French or the anglo French.

Question 8

This is a mixture of all English and anglo norman.

Answer 8

Middle english

Question 9

A method of organising society.

Answer 9

Feudalism.

Question 10

What are the 3 estates of feudalism.

Answer 10

Clergymen, noblemen and peasant class

Question 11

It is described the social hierarchy believed to be created by god.

Answer 11

Great Chain of being.

Question 12

This attempted to establish order in the universe by picturing each creation as a link in Achain beginning with god at the top. Followed by the various orders of angels down to the classes of the people than animals and even eliminate parts of nature.

Answer 12

The great chain of being ( Scala Nature )

Question 13

These are who tended to the spiritual realm And spiritual needs.

Answer 13

The Clergy

Question 14

Those who ruled, protected and provided civil order.

Answer 14

The Noble

Question 15

Those who physically labour to produce the necessities of life for all 3 estates.

Answer 15

The commoners/peasant

Question 16

So this is a biblical tax written by a monk called Orm It is an important resource in this regard it is concerned at the way people were starting to miss pronounce English. So he spoke his words exactly as they were pronounced.

Answer 16

ORMULUM

Question 17

So this is the most important philosophical influence of the middle ages, Which dominated life and literature

Answer 17

the Church

Question 18

So there is this plaque,Also known as black death Affected both the everyday lives in philosophy of middle ages.

Answer 18

Outbreaks of plague.

Question 19

These were dominant factors in the philosophy of middle ages And 2 ideas also figure prominently in medieval literature.

Answer 19

The church in the concept of chivalry.

Question 20

So he basically RevolutionisedThe history of literature in the English language when he set up the 1st printing press in England.

Answer 20

William Caxton

Question 21

So he is the Unidentified pearl poet one of his major works is

Answer 21

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Question 22

A major factor separating middle English from modern English.

Answer 22

The great Vowel Shift

Question 23

Around this time a whole category of words and things based suffix were also introduced

Answer 23

Modern English

Question 24

So this is often referred to as the elizabethan era or the age of shakespeare.

Answer 24

English Renaissance

Question 25

It is the 1st printed book in English language and it was by Caxton’s own translation.

Answer 25

The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye

Question 26

It is the 1st English newspaper.

Answer 26

Weekly News

Question 27

So he made the 1st translation of the bible.

Answer 27

John Wycliffe

Question 28

Who published the 1st English dictionary?

Answer 28

Robert Cawdrey

Question 29

It is different english dictionary

Answer 29

A table alphabeticall

Question 30

It is a period sometimes referred to asThe golden age of English literature

Answer 30

early modern period

Question 31

He bets and wrote many of his works in both latin and English taking inspiration mainly from greek coin several scientific words such as thermometers.

Answer 31

Sir francis bacon.

Question 32

These are the 2 principal factors of late modern English.

Answer 32

Industrial revolution and technology.
British empire.