U5 L1 Early England (PART 1)

Question 1

How is the early period of English history primarily revealed to us?

Answer 1

literature and archeology

Question 2

Before written history, stories about earlier people were preserved through what?

Answer 2

oral tradition

Question 3

What is one of the reasons Americans study about England?

Answer 3

American literature and history have their roots in England

Question 4

What is a common misconception about England?

Answer 4

it had always been populated by people

Question 5

Why is little known about the earliest inhabitants of the British Isles?

Answer 5

no written documents have been found

Question 6

Where is the Stonehenge located?

Answer 6

Wiltshire, England

Question 7

What may have been the purpose of the Stonehenge?

Answer 7

• observatory

- astronomical calendar to indicate seasons and eclipses

Question 8

What is still unknown to scientists and historians about the Stonehenge?

Answer 8

• who built it
• how accomplished
• usage
• how acquired knowledge to build it
• religious or ritualistic significance

Question 9

When did the Celts invade England?

Answer 9

700 BC

Question 10

Which gods did the Celts worship? And what did their religion involve?

Answer 10

• gods of nature

- magic and maybe human sacrifice

Question 11

What did early British products include?

Answer 11

cloth and bronze

Question 12

When did the Romans invade England?

Answer 12

55 and 54 BC

Question 13

For how long was England occupied by Roman troops?

Answer 13

400 years

Question 14

When was Hadrian’s Wall built?

Answer 14

AD 120

Question 15

After the Romans withdrew from Britain, from where did the Celtics invade?

Answer 15

North sea

Question 16

After the Romans withdrew from Britain, where did the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes settle in?

Answer 16

southeastern part of Britain

Question 17

Where did the name Angle-Land come from?

Answer 17

Angles tribe

Question 18

When does the Anglo-Saxon period extend from?

Answer 18

AD 449 to 1066

Question 19

When was King Arthur supposed to have reigned?

Answer 19

AD 500

Question 20

When did Pope Gregory send missionaries to England?

Answer 20

AD 597

Question 21

How did English nationalism come to early England kingdoms?

Answer 21

• conversion to Christianity

- common bond to ward off invaders

Question 22

What were the Anglo-Saxons orginally?

Answer 22

• Germanic
• Angles and Saxons
• a blended tribe

Question 23

How did the Anglo-Saxons rule? (what system did they use)

Answer 23

• Germanic system

- leader and his witan

Question 24

What is a witan?

Answer 24

council of retainers