Midterm Review Pt.1

Question 1

Prehistorical groups who first settled British Isles.

Answer 1

ab. Iberians

Question 2

Languages groups spoke.

Answer 2

c. Celtic

Question 3

Early people followed a pagan religion. This religion was lead by a priest known by this term.

Answer 3

d. Druid

Question 4

Roman who wrote that Britannia was a land of gold and silver. His writing attracted attention and interest.

Answer 4

ac. Tacitus

Question 5

First Roman emperor who unsuccessfully tried to invade Britannia.

Answer 5

b. Julius Caesar

Question 6

Second Roman emperor who successfully landed and settled troops in Britannia.

Answer 6

a. Claudius

Question 7

Romans eventually leave Britannia to fight these individuals who are now attacking Rome.

Answer 7

ad. Barbarians

Question 8

Anglo-Saxon queen who challenges Roman authority, is publicly flogged for doing so. Her daughters are raped.

Answer 8

e. Boudicca

Question 9

Roman emperor who built famous wall, parts of which still exist today.

Answer 9

ae. Hadrian

Question 10

England is invaded by Angles, Saxons and Jutes. Warrior/fisherman originally from Denmark and Saxony. Today, Saxony is this country.

Answer 10

d. Germany

Question 11

During this period, it is said that this major work of literature was written.

Answer 11

ad. Beowulf

Question 12

The tribes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes have divisions. The first is called the _______. This is a council of elders which chooses the king.

Answer 12

a. witan

Question 13

The _________ are the bonded servants who work the land.

Answer 13

b. thralls

Question 14

He Christianized Ireland.

Answer 14

d. St. Patrick

Question 15

He founded the first Christianity monastery in England.

Answer 15

ac. Columba

Question 16

By 650 AD most of England is Christian. Christianity proves to be a major factor in ________ England.

Answer 16

e. Unifying

Question 17

Scribes who copied illuminated manuscripts.

Answer 17

a. Monks

Question 18

These singers, following the tradition of Homer, recited epic poems accompanied by a harp.

Answer 18

b. Scops

Question 19

Of the two types of Anglo-Saxon verse, this one is a lament over the death of a loved one or something lost.

Answer 19

bd. Elegiac

Question 20

He was England’s first historian. He wrote the History of the English Church and Its People.

Answer 20

c. Venerable Bede