Old English
Middle English
Modern English
Late Modern English
Miscellaneous
100
What famous monument from this period still stands today?
Stonehenge
100
Began in
1150
100
Began in ?
1500
100
From what year did this period begin?
1800
100
When did Shakespeare die?
1616
200
The first invasion of Britain was in
55BC
200
Druing this period English replaced which two languages?
French and Latin
200
The most important invention of this period.
The printing press.
200
What revolution occured during this period?
The Industrial revolution.
200
Name three famous writers.
Well really it's up to you!
300
The local people were called the
Celts
300
Chaucer's famous book was called
The Canterbury Tales
300
A word beginning with R that is the name of this period of time.
Renaissance
300
Advances in what area encouraged the development of language?
technology
300
Name four famous books.
Again your choice.
400
The Romans ran away in
436-ish
400
There was a great shift during this period. What was the shift in?
Vowels
400
The first what was produced in 1604?
Dictionary
400
Name four pieces of technology that have led to the increase of the English Language.
T.v. internet, radio, satellites, modile phones etc etc
400
What was the 1,000,000th word in the English language?
web 2.0
500
This future king invaded and conquered England in 1066.
William the Conqueror
500
The earliest surviving what come from this period.
Manuscripts
500
The dialect of which city became the 'standard' for English?
London
500
How much of the Earth's surface did the British empire cover?
One Quarter.
500
What does Jai-Ho mean?
The Hindi phrase signifying the joy of victory, used as an exclamation, sometimes rendered as “It is accomplished”. Achieved English-language popularity through the multiple Academy Award Winning film, “Slumdog Millionaire”.
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