Literary Works and Religions
Even though Christ was born and died in this era, the people, particularly of Greece and Rome, were polytheistic.
Classical
Early Modern English, the language of Shakespeare, was the language of this era.
The Renaissance
This pestilence hit the Middle Ages hard, and it was featured in some of the works we read.
The Black Plague
This epic hero was not afraid to boast of his successes and fight Grendel with his bare hands.
Beowulf
This number is repeated a lot in medieval stories as an homage to the belief in the trinity.
3
When the Roman empire withdrew from England, it was the perfect time for this group to arrive from Scandinavia and begin ruling the land.
Anglo-Saxons
This text we read has hints of both paganism and Christianity, marking the shift from polytheism to monotheism
Beowulf
This is the language that Beowulf was originally composed in.
Old English
We did a recreation of this special place in Anglo-Saxon culture--a location of safety, entertainment, and community.
mead hall
This character was punished because she chose to follow her religion over her uncle's law.
Antigone
This descriptive short phrase or nickname was common in Anglo-Saxon poetry.
kenning
This Queen of the Renaissance was a huge supporter of theatre and art, so much so that the era is often named after her as well.
Elizabeth I
In this era, church and state were completely unified through the feudal system of government.
Medieval
This was the language that Chaucer and medieval English writers wrote in.
Middle English
Johannes Gutenberg invented this, which allowed books and knowledge to be spread at a much faster rate.
The printing press
This nephew of Arthur had to go on a chivalric quest in a battle against magical forces.
Sir Gawain
"Fire hardens ice" is an example of this literary device
paradox
This Renaissance king, in an attempt to divorce his wife, started the Anglican Church with its own set of morals and laws.
Henry VIII
This attempt to blend classical philosophy with Christian teachings emerged in the Renaissance.
Humanism
Reflecting his culture's values, even that of boasting, Beowulf was this sort of hero.
Epic hero
This tax book of William the Conqueror made Anglo-Saxon taxpayers really feel like it was the end of the world.
Domesday Book
This playwright, often confused with Socrates, is the author of the three Theban plays.
Sophocles
These stories with non-tragic endings were written in the languages of the people rather than Latin.
comedies
In tenth grade you read Macbeth, a play where the kingship was up for grabs. After all, it was common in this era to elect kings based on their courage in warfare rather than their lineage.
Anglo-Saxon
In Shakespeare's sonnets, this often occurs around the start of the third quatrain.
volte/turn
While Antigone was a tragic hero, Gawain was this type of hero.
Medieval romance
This Renaissance king sponsored an English translation of the Bible.
James I
This London author also fought in the Hundred Years War.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Divided up by strophes and antistrophes rather than scenes and acts, Greek plays are laid out using this.
Choral structure
In this very important year, William the Conqueror defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king and ushered in the feudal system to England.
1066