The English Legacy
Which 1215 document began the English political system " by and for the people"?
The Magna Carta
The term for the Celtic religious belief that spirits inhabit all things in nature, such as trees, rivers, and stones
What is animism
What was the primary influence on the daily lives of the early Celtic settlers?
Their magical religion
Who was the leader know as " Britains once and future king" who emerged from Celtic legend?
King Arthur
Which Anglo-Saxon God, associated with death, poetry, and magic gives us the name for Wednesday?
Woden or Odin
Name one of the six groups of invaders that settled in Great Britain?
Who are the Iberians,Celts,Romans,Angles,Saxons,Vikings,or Normans
The name of the priestly class who acted as intermediaries between the Celtic gods and the people.
Who are the Druids.
What two major types of infrastructure did the Romans build that helped stabilize Britain?
Roads and defensive walls.
What religion helped unify the Anglo Saxon people and linked England to continental Europe?
Christanity
What Norse god is the equivalent of the Anglo- Saxon deity Thunor, the god of thunder and lighting?
Thor
What American legal system is based on the English emphasis on personal rights and freedom?
What is English common law.
The 15th- century author who complied Celtic legends about king arthur while in jail?
Who is Sir Thomas Malory.
What year did the Romans withdraw their Troops from Britain?
A.D. 409
Which Viking people invaded England in the eighth and ninth centuries, forcing the Anglo-Saxons to unite?
The Danes
In Anglo- Saxon mythology, what creature is typically depicted as the protector of treasure and a guardian of the grave mound?
The dragon
Besides literature and the arts, what scientific discovery is mentioned as a British contribution?
What is the theory of gravity,radar,or penicillin
The fierce and beautiful Queen of Connacht who led her troops in battle over a white bull.
Who is Queen Maeve
Which three groups of people invaded Britain in the middle of the fifth century?
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Which king of Wessex is credited with leading the Anglo- Saxons against the Danes and helping to create a unified nation?
Alfred the Great
The swastika or twisted cross.
How does the author describe the weather in Great Britain?
What is rain-drenched and often fogged in?
The specific type of ancient stone structure on Salisbury Plain that some believe was used by Druids for religious rites?
What is Stonehenge
From which specific group of invaders does the name " England" derive?
The Angles
In what year did the Norman Conquest occur, ending the era of Anglo- Saxon and Danish rule?
Was in 1066
Rather than mysticism, the Anglo-Saxon religion was primarily concerned with what type of earthly values?
Ethnic or virtues like bravery, loyalty, generosity, and friendship.