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34 Cards in this Set
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When did Rome fall?
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473 AD
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Why are people in the UK called British?
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It was once inhabited by the Britons
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What are the 3 foundation languages of English?
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Latin, German, French
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What were the three tribes that spoke Old English?
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Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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Who wrote The Anglo Saxon Chronicles and who commissioned him?
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King Alfred the Great told St. Bede to write it
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Who was Caedman?
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An alleged illiterate monk who sang a beautiful poem about Earth's Creation called "Hymn"
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What was the most important work in Old English and who was it by?
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Beowulf by the Beowulf Poet
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What is Beowulf about?
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story of king named Hrothgar that took place in Denmark
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What is a Kenning?
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A Kenning is the use of words to create an image (like whale road means ocean)
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What happened in 1066?
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William, Duke of Normandy fought King Harold of Normandy
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What happened when the war ended?
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The French won at the Battle of Hastings and set up the capital in London, spoke French and intro of Middle English
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What happened when the war ended?
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The French won at the Battle of Hastings and set up the capital in London, spoke French and intro of Middle English
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What is the most important work in Middle English?
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffry Chaucer in the 1300s about a pilgrimage
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What is the most important work in Middle ?
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffry Chaucer in the 1300s about a pilgrimage
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When was the Elizabethan Age?
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The late 1500s through early 1600s
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What happened when the war ended?
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The French won at the Battle of Hastings and set up the capital in London, spoke French and intro of Middle English
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What is the most important work in Middle ?
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffry Chaucer in the 1300s about a pilgrimage
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When was the Elizabethan Age?
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The late 1500s through early 1600s
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Who was Elizabeth the I's successor?
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James the I/VI, Jacobian Era
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When did Shakespeare live?
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April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616
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When was the Elizabethan Age?
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The late 1500s through early 1600s
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Who was Elizabeth the I's successor?
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James the I/VI, Jacobian Era
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Who was Elizabeth the I's successor?
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James the I/VI, Jacobian Era
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When did ShakespeEnglishare live?
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April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616
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Who was his family?
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Anne Hathaway = wife, Judith, Susanna and Hamnet = kids
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When did ShakespeEnglishare live?
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April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616
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Who was his family?
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Anne Hathaway = wife, Judith, Susanna and Hamnet = kids
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Who was his family?
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Anne Hathaway = wife, Judith, Susanna and Hamnet = kids
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What happened when the war ended?
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The French won at the Battle of Hastings and set up the capital in London, spoke French and intro of Middle English
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What is the most important work in Middle ?
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffry Chaucer in the 1300s about a pilgrimage
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When was the Elizabethan Age?
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The late 1500s through early 1600s
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Who was Elizabeth the I's successor?
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James the I/VI, Jacobian Era
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When did ShakespeEnglishare live?
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April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616
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Who was his family?
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Anne Hathaway = wife, Judith, Susanna and Hamnet = kids
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