Anglo Saxons
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- Where did the Celtic people originate?
- France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovakia
- Who were the original inhabitants of England?
- The Iberians
- What are the names of the two Celtic tribes that settled in the British isles and where did they settle?
- Britons settled in England;Gauls settled in Ireland
- Celts were skilled _________.
- artisans
- Where did the Celts see spirits?
- everywhere: rivers, trees, stones, ponds, fire, thunder,etc.
- What were the intermediaries b/w the spirits and the people?
- Priests called Druids
- In the Celtic culture, women were ______ to men and had _____ power.
- equal;equal
- Did the Celts have their own language?
- Yes
- What is the Roman Conquest and when did it take place?
- When Julius Caesar conquered Britain in 55 B.C.
- Who started Roman colonization and when did this occur?
- Claudius established Roman rule in Britain which happenned in 43 A.D.
- Who is one of the most famous heroines of Britain?
- Boadicea, Queen of Iceni tribe of the Celts
- How did Boadicea die?
- She committed suicide after her forces were defeated.
- During Pax Romana, Rome _______.
- held dominion over much of the known world
- What did the Romans accomplish?
- Built a network of roads to facilitate trade, collect taxes, and move troops.
- During Pax Romana, _______ began to vanish.
- The Old Celtic religion
- When did the Romans evacuate from Britain and what did they leave behind?
- 409 A.D. left roads, walls, villages, and public baths but no central govt.
- When did the second group of invaders come and who were they?
- 449 A.D. Angles and Saxons from Germany and Jutes from Denmark
- What did the Angles and Saxons establish Britain as?
- Engla Land or England
- Was Anglo-Saxon England politically unified?
- No, it was divided into several independent principalities, each with its own king.
- What was discovered in 1939 in Suffolk, England?
- An enormous ship-grave, Sutton Hoo, that contained vast treasures.
- What was the Anglo-Saxon society centered around?
- Warfare and protecting their home and clan from enemies
- The Anglo-Saxons were an ____ and ____ people.
- agricultural and semi-nomadic
- What are the 2 classes within the Anglo-Saxons?
- The Earls and The Churls
- Did women have rights in the Anglo-Saxon society?
- yes
- What was the Anglo-Saxon communal hall used for?
- meetings, feasting, storytelling, and drinking mead
- What are skilled storytellers called?
- scops
- What type of religion were the Anglo-Saxons?
- Pagan
- What does wyrd mean?
- one's fate in life
- Did the Anglo-Saxons believe in an afterlife?
- No, they believed immortality or fame was the only way to survive death.
- When was Beowulf first recorded?
- 700 A.D.
- What is Beowulf?
- an epic Anglo-Saxon poem
- In 730 A.D. the Venerable Bede wrote what?
- The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
- Who is known as the Father of English History?
- The Venerable Bede
- How many people speak English?
- over 300 million
- What languages influenced England?
- Celtic, Latin, and German
- What is the Anglo-Saxon perid?
- 449-1066 A.D.
- The Anglo-Saxons ruled most of Britain by what year?
- 600 A.D.