Anglosaxons

Anglo Saxons period was called Dark Ages because…

• written source are scarce.

• finished wars.

• of Saxons roots.

Saxons had their roots in…

• northern Germany

• West Russia

• East Spain

Their language is the ancestor of

• Modern English

• Old English

• Latin

Anglo Saxons turned…. after the arrival of Augustine

• christians

• polytheists

• pagans

Great Britain has been invaded and settled by all of the following peoples except —

• Normans
• Vikings
• Romans
• Greeks

After the Romans evacuated their troops, Britain was left with —

• A strong army
• An infrastructure with roads and architecture
• A stable government

An important effect of Christianity’s spread throughout Britain was that —

• a. monasteries no longer had to be located in Italy and France
• b. Britain became culturally linked to Europe by having a common religion
• The long Roman defense wall was demolished.

Celtic religion had all the following characteristics except —

• Priests called druids
• ritual dances and human sacrifices
• worshiping the ancient Greek gods of wisdom.

Anglo-Saxon society was dominated by —

• devotion to monastic principles and beliefs

• A strict code of loyalty between leaders and their noblemen and soldiers.

• industry and dedication to a strict work ethic

Through the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Alfred promoted the use of written —

• Old English
• Latin
• Greek