AngloSaxon History
Name: ______________________________________
The Celts in Britain
Before and during the 4th century B.C.
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Britain is home to several Celtic tribes
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Britain named for one Celtic tribe—the ___________________________
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Celtic religion a form of ___________________________
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Druids were Celtic priests
The Roman Occupation
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55 B.C. ________________________________________________
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A.D. 43 _______________________________________________
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A.D. 409 ______________________________________________
The Anlgo-Saxon invasion:
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A.D. 499 ____________________________________________________
Why did the Anglo-Saxons settle in England?
England was inviting to outsiders:
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Anglo-Saxon society:
 kinship groups led by ___________________________________

 people farmed, established local governments, produced fine craftwork
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English emerged as a ___________________________________
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Tribal society –warrior kings-led their men ____________________________
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Always rival warriors within the tribe
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King gathered around him a retinue of fighting men called __________________
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Endless feuds between individuals and between tribes
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Royal living quarters were a small cluster of ______________________________________
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Main structure was the ______________________________
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Mead: _____________________________________
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Function of Mead hall: __________________________________________________________
Anglo-Saxon values:
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Exeter book:
The Anglo-Saxon religion:
 offered no hope of an ___________________________
 valued earthly virtues of bravery, loyalty, generosity, and friendship
 similar to what we call Norse mythology
The Anglo-Saxon bards- oral tradition
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Scops: ____________________________________________________
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Why are scops important? __________________________________________________
Vikings:
8 th -9 th centuries: _________________________________________________________
871:____________________________________________________________________
878: ___________________________________________________________________
Spread of Christianity:
400 A.D. _______________________________________________________________________
597: __________________________________________________________________________
Norman invasion: