Roman Empire
era in the Roman Empire where there was no fighting or thievery
Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
Where did Celts originally live?
Britain
Angles and Saxons settled across what used to be Celtic land. What do we call the people who lived there?
Anglo-Saxons
name of the monster who Beowulf fights, in the textbook
Grendel
Who started the spread of Christianity to England?
Augustine
what did Romans call wandering tribes?
barbarians
What did Celts value in their people?
Where did Angles and Saxons originally come from?
across the North Sea from Britain
How did Beowulf defeat the monster?
He twisted his arm off
men who spend their lives praying, working, and studying the Bible
monks
Name at least three of the regions that the "magic carpet visited
Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Alps, Gaul, Britain, Spain, Egypt, Arabia, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, etc.
What were trained singers who passed down stories called?
bards
Where did Angles and Saxons settle after being called to help the Celtic tribes fight?
middle, south and east parts of Britain (England)
name of the king in "Beowulf"
Hrothgar
how did the pope first learn about Angles?
Name at least three of the barbarian groups that tried to conquer Rome
Huns, Vandals, Goths, Visigoths, Ostrogoths
In the story of Craith, who are the three men Craith brought with him?
one who sees very well, one who hears very well, and one who runs very fast
Where did Celts go after Angles and Saxons took their land?
Wales, Scotland, Ireland
What did Beowulf use in his fight against the monster?
nothing; he took off his armour and weopons
Why was King Ethelbert suspicious of Augustine at first?
He thought Augustine had magic
What is the analogy that the textbook uses to compare the Roman Empire to?
Trying to control multiple animals from taking your orchard apples
Celtic ruler who asked Angles and Saxons for help against other barbarians
Dark Ages/ Middle Ages
what style of writing was "Beowulf" written in?
Poetry
what did books used to be made out of?