HISTORY & ORIGIN OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

What is the family of English Language?

• Romance
• Indo-European
  

• Nordic
• None

Who were the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes?

• Germanic tribes who migrated to England - They were a tribe of Vikings who arrived and settled in British islands.

• African tribes who settled in Europe
• Asian tribes who migrated to South America
• Native American tribes in North America

Why did the Romans want to invade Britain?

• Valuable resources and to expand their empire - Because they wanted to make their empire as big and powerful as
  possible.

• To find a new king
• To learn new farming techniques
• To establish a peaceful relationship

Explain one legacy of old English ( Literature, words, habits, etc.)

• Impact on French literature
• Influence on Spanish vocabulary
• Influence on modern English vocabulary and grammar - Beowulf that was the first literal register, epic poem wrote on rock
  by using the old English. It tells a story about a Viking and a dragon.

• Effect on Chinese grammar

What is "The Norman Conquest"?

• The defeat of the Normans by the English in 1066
• The invasion and conquest of England by the Normans in 1066 - France people who arrived at England and they conquered it.

• The establishment of a democratic government in England
• The peaceful unification of England and Normandy

What is the legacy of "Norman Conquest"?

• Spread of democracy and equality
• Decline of monarchy and rise of local governance
• Complete eradication of feudalism and Norman influence
• The laws, the monarchy, the language, and mainly, the division of
  society, where the French were the rich and the rest were poor.

Explain 1 event in Early Modern English.

• In Early Modern English William Shakespeare invented 6,000 words,
  we still using in our everyday English.

• The signing of the Magna Carta
• The invention of the printing press
• The construction of the Tower of London

What happened during Early Modern period?

• No changes in any aspect
• Agricultural revolution only
• Technological advancements only
• The standardization of the English language.

Explain one Late-Modern English important fact.

• Baroque era and colonialism
• Ancient Greece and Roman Empire
• Renaissance and feudalism
• Industrial Revolution and globalization - New vocabulary was incorporated when the industrial revolution
  began and with it technological and scientific advances.

Why do we have American English and other varieties?

• Due to historical and cultural influences - Because the British Empire extended from England to different
  regions of the world.

• Because of alien intervention
• As a result of climate change
• Due to a shortage of vowels