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College Prep - The Anglo-Saxon Period

College Prep - The Anglo-Saxon Period

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Cards (48)

Section 1

(48 cards)

education, written literature

Front

The church brought to England two elements of civilization that had been missing since the departure of Romans. What were the two?

Back

Front

Why did Alfred receive the title earn the title?

Back

Angles' land

Front

What word turned into England?

Back

Fria

Front

They worshiped different Gods. Which God is now seen in our modern word Friday?

Back

Freemen

Front

allowed to own land and engage in commerce - titles given = thanes or barons = rewarded that title by King

Back

Ireland - Gaelic

Front

Another group settled on the second largest island, which is?

Back

Serfs, churls

Front

worked land to get protection from military - no financial reward

Back

the clearest account there is of early Anglo-Saxon times

Front

What did Venerable Bede's most famous work offer?

Back

softened the ferocity of warrior people, improved the conduct of the faithful, the church prompted peace and played a major roll in unifying the English people

Front

The new religion, Christianity, had a profound effect on Anglo-Saxon civilization. What are three?

Back

thralls (slaves)

Front

military prisoners or people being punished

Back

Viking

Front

_________ invaders saved and plundered monasteries, destroyed manuscripts, and stole sacred religious objects.

Back

priests, preside over religious rituals like sacrifices and prayers, pagan religion, memorized poems that preserved people's myths and history, settled disputes

Front

Druids

Back

thanes, barons

Front

What other titles were Freemen given?

Back

Christian

Front

What religion were the Romans?

Back

Britons

Front

The Angles drove out the ________.

Back

Anglo-Saxon, Old English

Front

When the seven tribes formed, what language did it produce?

Back

Venerable Bede

Front

Who was the Monk known as the "father of English history?"

Back

Britons

Front

One group settled on the largest island, Britain, who called themselves "________________"

Back

Latin

Front

What was the language of the church?

Back

7

Front

How many tribes are there?

Back

constructed well paved roads, skills in the art of warfare (fighters), they stayed for 300 years and left because their hometown of Rome was being attacked and went to go fight

Front

Romans

Back

learning and education

Front

What did Alfred encourage a rebirth in?

Back

God of the sky

Front

Tiu is the God of what?

Back

Tiu

Front

They worshiped different Gods. Which God is now seen in our modern word Tuesday?

Back

300 years

Front

How long did the Romans stay?

Back

They were warriors. Death will comes when it comes. The ones remembered are those who are heros.

Front

Why was it important for the Anglo-Saxons to believe in fate?

Back

Witan

Front

council of elders

Back

pagan

Front

What belief did the Anglo-Saxons have?

Back

Claudius

Front

The Roman Emperor, ____________, took over the island of Britain.

Back

Britons

Front

Out of fear of the invading Anglo-Saxons, the _____________ retreated to the edges of their island.

Back

650

Front

By ______ most of England was Christian in name if not in fact.

Back

Angle-ish

Front

What word turned into English?

Back

Woden's wife and goddess of the home

Front

Fria is the God of what?

Back

hunters, farmers, lived in tightly knit clans, loyal to a chief, druids settle disputes, organized into clans

Front

Celts

Back

Beowulf

Front

What is the long narrative poem that depicted great battles between Anglo-Saxon warriors and superhuman monsters?

Back

Latin, Anglo-Saxon

Front

Alfred translated Bede's history from __________ to _____________.

Back

ferocious, fishermen, farmers, waged war on people that were already there

Front

Anglo-Saxons

Back

Earl

Front

hereditary class of ruling warlords who owed their position to the King

Back

4th, Celts

Front

During the ________ century, the Romans had accepted Christianity and introduced it to Britain. When the ____________ fled the Anglo-Saxons, they took their Christian Faith with them.

Back

fate

Front

What did the Anglo-Saxons believe in?

Back

871, Wessex

Front

In ______ a king ascended to the _______ throne who would become the only ruler in England's history ever to be honored with the epithet "the Great."

Back

King

Front

chosen by witan - rules the tribe

Back

Chief of the Gods

Front

Woden is the God of what?

Back

Britain

Front

The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in _______ signaled the beginning of the English language.

Back

Saint Augustine

Front

_______________ arrived in southeast England and converted King Ethelbert of Kent to Christianity.

Back

Front

What did the Romans contribute to Britain?

Back

Woden

Front

They worshiped different Gods. Which God is now seen in our modern word Wednesday?

Back

8-12, Scandinavia

Front

Between ______________ century, a great restlessness overtook the region of northern Europe known as ______________.

Back