ABEKA WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURES
CHAPTER 13 NEW PRACTICE EXAM TRAIL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED SOLUTION
England, France, Spain, Portugal
Developed into Western Europe in the latter Middle Ages
Celts
Earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles
Druids
Special group of Celtic men who acted as priests, judges, and priests, conducted
religious ceremonies involving human sacrifice
Stonehenge
Mysterious monument that still stands in s. England possible for Celtic worship
site/observatory
Britianna
By A.D. 45, became province of Roman Empire
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
In 5th century A.D., waves of these Germanic tribes began to arrive from the region s. of
Denmark
King Arthur
Celtic hero remembered in poetry and prose
Anglo-Saxons
Jutes, Angles, and Saxons collectively known as
England
Angleland
Scops
Wandering poets of Saxons who wrote long poems of war heroes
Beowulf
Greatest Saxon poem that still remains
, Augustine
Missionary appointed by Gregory I who converted Anglo-Saxons to Roman Catholicism
Archbishop of Canterbury
Most influential church office in England
Caedmon
Earliest known Anglo-Saxon poet
Danes
Vikings who invaded England in 800
Wessex
Danes controlled most of England outside of this leading Saxon kingdom
Danelaw
Alfred confined the Danes to the ne portion of land
Alfred the Great
First great king of England; wrote England code of low based with 10 Commandments,
founded navy and army base, promoted books/Bible
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The first running account of current events in England
London
Important town on Thames; national capital
Canute the Dane
Viking king of England
Edward the Confessor
1042, Saxon king returned to English throne with nobles help
Harold Godwin
Most powerful English noble who fought Hastings for kings position
Battle of Hastings
1066, Normans (William) defeat Godwin for the throne
William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy who defeated Godwin at Hastings
Norman Conquest
Another name for the victory at the Battle of Hastings
CHAPTER 13 NEW PRACTICE EXAM TRAIL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED SOLUTION
England, France, Spain, Portugal
Developed into Western Europe in the latter Middle Ages
Celts
Earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles
Druids
Special group of Celtic men who acted as priests, judges, and priests, conducted
religious ceremonies involving human sacrifice
Stonehenge
Mysterious monument that still stands in s. England possible for Celtic worship
site/observatory
Britianna
By A.D. 45, became province of Roman Empire
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
In 5th century A.D., waves of these Germanic tribes began to arrive from the region s. of
Denmark
King Arthur
Celtic hero remembered in poetry and prose
Anglo-Saxons
Jutes, Angles, and Saxons collectively known as
England
Angleland
Scops
Wandering poets of Saxons who wrote long poems of war heroes
Beowulf
Greatest Saxon poem that still remains
, Augustine
Missionary appointed by Gregory I who converted Anglo-Saxons to Roman Catholicism
Archbishop of Canterbury
Most influential church office in England
Caedmon
Earliest known Anglo-Saxon poet
Danes
Vikings who invaded England in 800
Wessex
Danes controlled most of England outside of this leading Saxon kingdom
Danelaw
Alfred confined the Danes to the ne portion of land
Alfred the Great
First great king of England; wrote England code of low based with 10 Commandments,
founded navy and army base, promoted books/Bible
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The first running account of current events in England
London
Important town on Thames; national capital
Canute the Dane
Viking king of England
Edward the Confessor
1042, Saxon king returned to English throne with nobles help
Harold Godwin
Most powerful English noble who fought Hastings for kings position
Battle of Hastings
1066, Normans (William) defeat Godwin for the throne
William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy who defeated Godwin at Hastings
Norman Conquest
Another name for the victory at the Battle of Hastings
