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HISTORY
OF ENGLAND
History 211: Topic 3
Anglo-Saxon England
(450-1066)
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Identification
Items
While reading Chapter 3 of your
textbook, watch for
the following items. When you find the item in Chapter 3, identify
the object or person. Some items are more important than
others. On your exam, you will need to identify and discuss the
importance of the most important individuals or items.
Englaland, Gildas, Bede, Hengest,
Horsa, Aelle, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Beowulf, "thegns", Battle
of Mount Badon, King Arthur, Gregory, Ethelbert, Edwin, Aidan,
Lindisfarne, Oswy, Council of Whitby, Theodore of Tarsus, Bretwalda, Offa,
Egbert, Danelaw, Alfred, fyrd, Battle of Edington, burhs, Edward
Ethelflaed, Olaf, Edgar the Peaceable, Danegeld, Witan,
shires, hundreds, dooms,
shirereeve, wergeld, sokemen, geburs, Penda, Lindisfarne Gospels,
Ethelred, Olav Tryggvason, Swein of Denmark, Cnut, housecarls, heregeld
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Topics for Study
The following essay
questions should be guides for your reading of Chapter 3. The topics
may suggest an idea for a research paper that would increase your knowledge of
the topic. The following essay questions will be included on
the First Exam. You will write two essays on the first exam.
You will choose your exam essays.
1. Discuss the impact
of Anglo-Saxon invasion of England.
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Discuss in detail the differences between Celtic Christianity and Roman
Christianity.
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What w ere the lasting contributions of the Saxons on British culture?
4. Discuss the major differences between Celtic Christianity
and Roman Christianity. Why were the Anglo-Saxon kings attracted
to Roman Christianity rather than Celtic Christianity?
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Explain in detail the separate institutions that formed Anglo-Saxon
government. What services did the local thegns and fyrds provide for
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| Reading
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David Roberts, Douglas R. Bisson, Chapter3 |
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