Medieval History
1066
What is the Norman Conquest
1100
When is the start of the Middle English Period?
Repeated Initial Consonant Sounds
What is alliteration?
The time of year
What is Christmas?
The Once and Future King
Who is King Arthur?
1476
What is William Caxton and the printing press?
1500
When is the end of the Middle English period?
Common Middle English Verse Style
What is the bob and wheel?
Proposes a special game
Who is the Green Knight?
Pulling the sword from the stone.
What is the test for King Arthur?
Religious Wars
What are the Crusades?
French
What is the language that affected Old English?
Includes chivalric codes, a quest, courtly love.
What is a chivalric romance?
True Identity of Green Knight
Who is Lord Bercilak?
Causes King Arthur's Death
Who is Sir Mordred?
Desired Moral Code
What is chivalry?
London Dialect
What is the version of the language that became English as we know it?
Includes a quester, his journey, and his reasons.
What is a quest?
The Green Girdle
What is Sir Gawain's failure of his test?
Sword
What is Excalibur?
Relationship between Knight and Courtly Woman
What is Courtly Love?
Printing Press
What is the standardization of spelling?
A tale based on history
What is a legend?
The morals are tested on the journey.
Who is Sir Gawain?
"Le morte d'Arthur"