| A | B |
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| The language during the Anglo-Saxon period | Old English |
| Ended the Anglo-Saxon period? | Normad-conquest |
| 4 groups of conquerors in early Britian | Romans, Danes, Celts, Iberians |
| 3 specific things the Danish Vikings did to England during their invasions | burned communities, destroyed monastaries, stole sacred scribes |
| Why were monks and monastaries important to early British literature? | They kept stories alive by writting them down |
| Epic | long narrative poem, written in elevated style, about a hero who embodies an idea of society |
| Valor | bravery in battle |
| Courage | choosing the more difficult path, making personal sacrafices, and seeking the truth |
| Largresse | being generous in so far as one's resoures allow, which makes the path of mercy easier to find |
| Defense | swearing by oath to protects one's liege lord and those who depend upon him |
| Humility | placing value first on the cotributions of others and not boasting of one's own accomplishments |
| 4 elements found in Mideval Romances | supernatural elements, larger than life characters, a hero who faces a challenge, hidden/mistaken identity, |
| Invented the printing press | Gutenburg |
| The last mos t powerful ruler of the Tudor Dynasty | Elizabeth I |
| The Dutch philosopher who raised questions about morality and religion | Erasmus |
| The man wh oposted his "95 thesis" on the door of a church | Martin Luther |
| What began the Renaissance? | the discovery of ancient Greek and Roman arts during the Crusades |
| How did Elizabeth feel about the arts? | she was a patron of the arts |
| On what was Elizabethan drama based? | Ancient Roman and Greek tradgedies |
| the split in the Roman Catholic Church | Protestant Reformation |
| a poem that praises the simple, country life | Pastoral |
| The Passionate Shepherd to his love | Marlowe |
| My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun | Shakespeare |
| With how sad steps, O Moon | Sidney |
