Origins of a Nation

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descriptive phrase for anglo-saxon time period?
the dark ages
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who first wrote about england?
julius caesar
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why did caesar leave newly conquered land?
put off by celtic warriors
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4
how long did the romans stay in britain?
300 years
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what ā€œmodernā€ concepts did the romans introduce to britain?
cities, roads, written scholarship, christianity
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why did the romans leave britain?
to defend against invaders
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after series of battles, who settled the main part of britain?
anglo-saxons
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8
old english was described as
gutteral, vigorous
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what group of sea going invaders attacked britain in the 790s
vikings
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what countries did marauders come from?
denmark and norway
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why did the invaders stay in the north and east of britain?
the housing was better in winter
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12
who kicked out the danes and unified england?
alfred the great
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the book was written at request of alfred the great
the anglo-saxon chronicle
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14
who led the norman conquest?
william the conqueror
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who was killed in the battle of hastings?
harold
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what was the significance of the norman conquest?
ended anglo-saxon dominance
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early warrior britains were pagans who believed in
fate, wyrd
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who did the pagans admire?
warriors whose fate was to prevail in battle
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only certainty for pagans?
death
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20
who established a monastery at canterbury?
Augustine
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monasteries consisted of
intellectual, literary, artistic, social activity
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most scholarly works were written in
latin
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why is the venerable bede famous?
ā€œhistory of english church and peopleā€
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what is a scop?
professional poet
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