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[(1) ____ - ____] Teutonic Invasions and Settlements:
(2) ____, ____, ____, and ____ invade Great Britain |
(1) ~449 ~ 597
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(2) Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians invade GB
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How would the Teutonic Invasions and Settlements have influenced the development of the English Language?
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By introducing it to other I-E languages from which it could borrow words and sentence structure in order to further evolve and grow
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[(1) ___ - ___] Christianization/Anglo-Saxon Settlements
(2) Seven important Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms emerged; what were they? |
(1) ~597 ~ 700
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(2) Northumbria (North of the River Humber), Mercia (bordering Wales), Wessex (land of West Saxons), Kent, Essex, Sussex, and East Anglia
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(1) In what year did Saint Augustine of Canterbury arrived in England to begin the conversion of the English?
(2) How would this have influenced the development of the English Language? |
(1) ~597
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(2) Because St. Augustine was a Roman Catholic, and thus spoke Latin, he and his subjects brought that language with them, increasing its influence on the people of the area, including the King he had been sent to convert, and thus the language being spoken in the area at the time
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(1) In what year did the Synod of Whitby aligned the English with Roman rather than Celtic Christianity?
(2) How would this have influenced the development of the English Language? |
(1) ~644
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(2) This further increased Latin's influence in England and thus over the English language whilst simultaneously lessening that of the Celtic and Gaelic languages.
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[(1) ___ - ___] Creation of a National English Culture
(2) What and When were the three eras of National English Culture development among the Anglo-Saxons? |
(1) ~700 ~ 899
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(2) I. Era of Great Pagan and Christian Poetry [700-787]
II. Era of Scandinavian Invasions of England [787-878] III. Era of National Unity under Alfred the Great [878-899] |
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What century was noted for Old English poetry?
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8th
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What are the five important groups of great poetry?
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1- Secular elegies ("Wanderer" and "Seafarer")
2- Caedmonian poems - Pagan elements blending w/ Old Test. themes to yield heroic verse / power ("Genesis B") 3- Cynewulfian poems / Christian Faith - medieval rhetoric pre3dominates 4- Later iterations of Cynewulf ("Dream of the Rood") 5- Masterpiece of Language, greatest poem in any European vernacular prior to "Dante" ("Beowulf"). [Between 8th-11th centuries] -The Venerable Bede produced the "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" |
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How did the poetry influence the development of the English Language?
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Poetic language often is the most lasting form of an old language because poetry is considered such a sacred art form; also, since poetry is so important as art, having important poetic works in a language is bound to increase the prestige of the language.
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(1) In what year was the first Scandinavian invasion?
(2) How would this have influenced the development of the English Language? |
(1) ~787
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(2) The Vikings brought with them their own languages and cultures, some of which the English adopted into their lives and speech.
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___?: The Scandinavians occupied the northeastern Britain and began a campaign to take over all of England.
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~865
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(1) During what years did King Alfred the Great rule over Wessex?
(2) What is this period called? |
(1) ~871 ~ 899
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(2) The Golden Age of Old English
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What was King Alfred the Great's big POLITICAL accomplishment?
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Founding local shires for administration
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What were King Alfred the Great's big MILITARY accomplishments?
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I. Creating a navy
II. Fortifying against and preparing for Danish invasions III. Revamping the English army |
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What was King Alfred the Great's big SOCIAL accomplishment?
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Encouraging the growth of City Life
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What were King Alfred the Great's big RELIGIOUS accomplishments?
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I. Educating the ignorant clergy
II. Restoring destroyed monasteries in Mercia and Northumbria |
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What were King Alfred the Great's big SCHOLASTIC accomplishments?
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I. Welcoming Intellectual refugees from Northern England
II. Importing scholars to strengthen English learning III. Replenishing libraries IV. Establishing the first "public" schools |
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What was King Alfred the Great's big LITERARY accomplishment?
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Writing "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" in English, founding the English prose tradition.
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Fun fact! King Alfred the Great and King Henry VIII were the only kings to write books!
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In what year did Olaf Tryggvason invade and defeat the English at the Battle of Maldon (Second Viking Invasion)?
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~991
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In what year did Canute become King of England, thus establishing England's Danish dynasty?
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~1016
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In what year did King Hardicanute die, thus ending the Danish dynasty in England?
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~1042
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Who became king after Hardicanute's death?
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Edward the Confessor
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(1) In what year did King Edward the Confessor die? (2) Who succeeded him?
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(1) ~1066
(2) He is succeeded by Harold, last of the Anglo-Saxon kings |
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Who kills Harold and is crowned king?
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William the Conqueror
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