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Old English period was a) from 1500 AD till present day b) 1100 AD-1500 AD c) 450 AD- 1100 AD
450 AD- 1100 AD
The most significant feature of Old English is its _________ (meaning, pronunciation, order) of words differing from the ones that exist today.
pronunciation
Thursday was named after ______ (god of ______)
Thor. Thunder
These were reasons why the Roman empire collapse EXCEPT: a) SOLDIERS WANTED MORE PAY. b) POOR PEOPLE WERE DRIVEN TO CRIME. c) JULIUS CAESAR DIED
c) JULIUS CAESAR DIED
The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a _____ a) Latin b) Germanic c) Celtic language.
Celtic
Runic inscription are mostly found on j_______, w_______, s______ and other objects.
jewelry, weapons, stones and other objects.
The major text we will read from the Old English period is ______.
Beowulf.
The area in Europe where the Vikings originated from.
Scandinavia
The King ______ (a) Alfred b) William c) Harold) of Wessex from 871 to 899 won an important battle and made an agreement to the Vikings to separate England into two parts.
Alfred
King Alfred decided to make _______ (a) Latin b) Old Norse c) English) the language of literature and education.
English
King ________ “the Great” (ruled approx. 871-899 A.D.) was one of the first Anglo Saxon kings to push Vikings back
Alfred
_______ (Harald, William, Harold) was Duke of Normandy.
William
Who fought in the Battle of Hastings?
The Anglo-Saxons and the Normans fought at the Battle of Hastings.
On 6th January, one day after Edward’s death, _______ was crowned king of England. a) Harold Godwinson b) Harald Hardrada c) William
a) Harold Godwinson
What happened in January 1066? a) The end of the Anglo-saxon period b) The Roman conquest c) The Battle of Hastings
c) The Battle of Hastings
After the battle, _______ was crowned as the new King of England.a) Harold Godwinson b) Harald Hardrada c) William
c) William
