General
General
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What are the main characteristics of Old English?

Highly inlected grammar, germanic roots, very different vocabulary

100

What is the Great Vowel Shift?

A major change in pronunciation

200

Old English came from different tribes. The main tribes are ... 

Angles, Saxons and Jutes

200

Where did Major social and econimic changes happen?

England

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When did William The Conqueror invade England?

1066

300

What did the King give to nobles in exchange for their loyalty?

Land

400

Three languages were used in different areas. What were they?

English, French, Latin

400
When did The Black Death happen?

1347-1351

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There were 4 main dialects in Old English. What were they?

Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon, and Kentish

500
Which dialect was the earliest one in Old English?

Northumbrian

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