The Anglo-Saxon Period Questions
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Directions: In your textbook, read p. 18-21. Thoroughly answer each of the following
questions. Use these questions to help you study for your test over this unit.
1.
Who claimed the British Isles for Rome in 55 B.C.?
2.
What 3 people groups were living on the British Isles in 55 B.C.?
3.
What kind of literature did the Celts have?
4.
What mark did Romans leave on the British Isles?
5.
Why did the Romans leave Briton?
6.
Around 449 B.C., who started settling in the British Isles?
7.
How did England get its name?
8.
What is a key concept of the Anglo-Saxon religion?
9.
What happened to the Anglo-Saxons late in the 6th century?
10.
What happened in 597?
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11.
How many years did it take for Christianity to spread throughout Britain?
12.
Who invaded in 790 and what was the result?
13.
What happened in 1066 A.D.?
14.
What kind of literature did the Anglo-Saxons have?
15.
Who were scops and what was their role in Anglo-Saxon society?
16.
What impact did the spread of Christianity have on Britain?
17.
Why is Anglo-Saxon literature so scarce today?
18.
What are some of the best known surviving works from the Anglo-Saxon days?
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