Week 2 Flashcards
ca, 450
d
597
k
1066
b
1485
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middle ages
the period of European history from the fall of the roman empire in the west to the fall of Constantinople
medieval
of or relating to the middle ages
anglo-saxon
relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest
anglo-norman
the variety of Norman French used in England after the Norman Conquest. It remained the language of the English nobility for several centuries
oral tradition
information passed down through the word of mouth
old english
the language of the Anglo-saxons, it has a largely German vocabulary, very different from modern English
middle english
the english language from 1150-1470
early modern english
the transition between Middle English in the late 15th century to the transition to Modern English during the mid to late 17th century
