Midterm Review Pt.1 Flashcards
Prehistorical groups who first settled British Isles.
ab. Iberians
Languages groups spoke.
c. Celtic
Early people followed a pagan religion. This religion was lead by a priest known by this term.
d. Druid
Roman who wrote that Britannia was a land of gold and silver. His writing attracted attention and interest.
ac. Tacitus
First Roman emperor who unsuccessfully tried to invade Britannia.
b. Julius Caesar
Second Roman emperor who successfully landed and settled troops in Britannia.
a. Claudius
Romans eventually leave Britannia to fight these individuals who are now attacking Rome.
ad. Barbarians
Anglo-Saxon queen who challenges Roman authority, is publicly flogged for doing so. Her daughters are raped.
e. Boudicca
Roman emperor who built famous wall, parts of which still exist today.
ae. Hadrian
England is invaded by Angles, Saxons and Jutes. Warrior/fisherman originally from Denmark and Saxony. Today, Saxony is this country.
d. Germany
During this period, it is said that this major work of literature was written.
ad. Beowulf
The tribes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes have divisions. The first is called the _______. This is a council of elders which chooses the king.
a. witan
The _________ are the bonded servants who work the land.
b. thralls
He Christianized Ireland.
d. St. Patrick
He founded the first Christianity monastery in England.
ac. Columba
By 650 AD most of England is Christian. Christianity proves to be a major factor in ________ England.
e. Unifying
Scribes who copied illuminated manuscripts.
a. Monks
These singers, following the tradition of Homer, recited epic poems accompanied by a harp.
b. Scops
Of the two types of Anglo-Saxon verse, this one is a lament over the death of a loved one or something lost.
bd. Elegiac
He was England’s first historian. He wrote the History of the English Church and Its People.
c. Venerable Bede
