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Anglo-Saxon History Review
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An #Anglo-Saxon history review before we read #Beowulf.
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1
While the island of Britain was being attacked by invaders, what was happening in Ireland?
Ireland attacked Great Britain as well
Ireland was experiencing a potato famine
Ireland was experiencing a Golden Age
Ireland was getting attacked as well
2
As a result of multiple invasions from Romans, Anglos-Saxons, and Vikings, the British Isles...
have an unstable government and economy.
speak a multitude of languages.
are a mixture of many cultures.
don't accurately know their own history.
3
Which country is not a part of the United Kingdom?
Scotland
England
Britain
Ireland
4
What quality did an Anglo-Saxon king's success depend upon?
Appearance
Wealth
Loyalty
Power
5
What was a result of the Christian monks transcribing the Anglo-Saxon stories?
Literacy rates increased
More people converted to Christianity
Resentment against the Church grew
They replaced many pagan references with Christian ones
6
What did the Romans introduce when their army invaded Great Britain?
Centralized government, roads, walls, & other architecture.
Taxation based on property.
The Holy Roman Empire to defend the island against Vikings
No benefits because the island was just a military outpost.
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Who were the original inhabitants of Great Britain?
The English
The Irish
The Celtics
The Celts
8
Which word is the best synonym for "fate"?
Destiny
Choice
Control
Desire
9
How would the bards recite their stories?
Orally from memory
They read what the Christian monks wrote down
They made the stories up as they told them
From the Exeter book
10
What united the island of Great Britain after the Romans left?
Loyalty and gift-giving
Christianity and Alfred the Great
Free will
Animisim and fatalisim (fate)
11
What was life like for Anglo-Saxon women?
They were equal to men
They could own property and find power in the church.
There are no records of what life was like for women
Women submitted to the will of men financially and socially.
12
What did the the Anglo-Saxon pagan religion focus on?
Conduct and how you acted
Redemption and forgiveness
Money, wealth, and power
Faith and what you believed in
13
The time period after the Romans left Great Britain is known as...
the Restoration Period
the Dark Ages
The Renaissance
the Middle Ages
14
Why were the bards just as important as warriors?
They were extremely persuasive
They were the only ones who could read and write
The poets could control how people viewed you after death
Hah! They weren't. The poets were inferior.
15
Regarding the two British Isles, what is the name of the island on the right?
England
United Kingdom
Ireland
Great Britain
16
What is another term for a bard or poet?
Monk
Celt
Scop
Pagan
17
Who were the only people who could read and write during this time?
Christian monks
Scops
Bards
Rich people or nobility
18
What is animisim?
The supernatural element of the epic hero cycle
A pre-Christian belief that non-human entities have spirits.
The idea that man was given dominion over the Earth by God.
The idea that animals can talk.
19
Why do we study British literature if we are in an American high school?
It's a tradition that no one stopped to question before
It's required for college English classes
ACT and SAT vocabulary comes from British literature
We are copy cats of language, law, and literature
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How well do you think you know this material?
I'm Jon Snow and know nothing.
I KNOW IT!
I know some of it.
Eh. I know a little.
