English II-Simon (anglo-saxon/Beowulf)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Animism | The religion that believes Gods are everywhere (in trees, rocks, dirt, etc) and control every part of life.. |
| Druids | Celtic priests who act as go-between's for man and gods |
| false | True or False: The Celtics practiced sacrifices but not with humans as the sacrifice. |
| The Celts | Tall blond warriors, they were among the earliest residents of England. |
| Brythons | One group of Celts were called _____ and that is where the term "Britain" comes from. |
| Julius Caesar | ___ First invaded England in 55 BC, Claudius conquered England 100 years later. |
| Christianity | The Romans brought ____ to England and Celtic religion vanished. |
| Romans, Rome | Tribes began to invade England when ___ left to take care of matters in ___. |
| Alfred the Great | _____ __ _____ created the first army in England |
| Vikings | Alfred the Great paid the ______ to leave England alone even though he knew they would come back. |
| educate | Alfred the Great helped ____ the people of England |
| Wessex | Alfred's reign established dominance of ___ kings in southern England. |
| True | True or False?: Woman had many rights in the Anglo-Saxon culture, like divorce, keeping property through divorce and either selling it, keeping it or bequeath as they choose. |
| Morgengifu | Akin to dowry |
| false | True or False?: Christianity didn't offer opportunities for women. |
| England | Alfred the Great hired people to write the history of ____ |
| barbarians | Archeologists discovered Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, and ship treasures showing that they were not ____ |
| Fatalistic | Anglo- Saxon's religion was dark and ____, meaning there was no heaven/hell, you just died without an afterlife. |
| Wednesday | Woden means.. |
| Thursday | Thor means.. |
| loyalty, honor, and generosity | Anglo-Saxon religion was focused on.. |
| Comitatus | The loyalty of one's king (willing to sacrifice themselves for their king) |
| Scops | ___ were important because they were the ones who provided the legends of their warriors to the world. |
| Hrothgar | Who is This?: King of the Danes, gave Beowulf many treasures and rewards for defeating Grendel and his mother. |
| Grendel | Who is This?: Descendent of Cain's mistake, a gruesome giant who killed people for twelve years in Heorot Hall, had his arm ripped off by Beowulf. |
| Grendel's mom | Who is This?: She came back for revenge on Beowulf for killing Grendel, died by getting her head torn off. |
| Shield Sheefson | Who is This?: Father of Beowulf, intimidated other territories, died as "one good king" |
| Heorot Hall | Built by Hrothgar, a "bar" that kept getting invaded by Grendel. |
| Geatland | A made up place in the book. |
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