England through the Reign of Elizabeth Review Sheet for Midterm

Question 1

Angles and Saxons
first arrive in Britain…..

Answer 1

449-500

Question 2

Put the following groups of people in the correct chronological
order in terms of when they first showed up in England: options…Celts, Angles and Saxons, Beaker Folk, Vikings

Answer 2

1. Beaker folk
2. Celts
3. Angle Saxon
4. vikings

Question 3

The “life price” paid under Anglo-Saxon law… options… Iceni, Thegn, Witan, Wergeld, Bretwalda, Gebur

Answer 3

Wergeld

Question 4

A tribe of Britons who rebelled against the romans -flogged by the romans, husband died in front of her is options… Iceni, Thegn, Witan, Wergeld, Bretwalda, Gebur

Answer 4

boudica, queen of iceni
Iceni in general

Question 5

The title given to an Anglo-Saxon warrior… options… Iceni, Thegn, Witan, Wergeld, Bretwalda, Gebur

Answer 5

Thegn

Question 6

Paleolithic Era was…

Answer 6

300,000-4000 BCE

Question 7

Julius Caesar,
invaded Britain when?

Answer 7

55 & 54 BCE

Question 8

Social Structure c. 1100-1400 from top to bottom was
options..free peasants, serfs, nobles, and slaves

Answer 8

1. Nobles
2. Free peasants
3. Serfs
4. Slaves

Question 9

Gothic Architecture (compared
with Romanesque)

Answer 9

1. Pointed (cf. rounded) arches
2. Flying buttresses
3. More windows
4. Even more ornamental
   sculpture

Question 10

Results of the peasants revolt (1381)

Answer 10

no good results their demands denied, and many executed.

Question 11

Battle of
Agincourt was…?

Answer 11

1415

Question 12

Stages in Henry VIII’s Government
(3 stages)
HINT 1. W
2. C
3. H.A.

Answer 12

Stage 1: Wolsey
1514-1528
Stage 2: Cromwell
1532-40
Stage 3: Henry Alone
1540-47

Question 13

The Children of Henry VIII were…?

Answer 13

M.catherine of Aragon, M Anne Boyelyn, M Jane Seymour

Question 14

Henry VII
(1485-1509) is what religion?

Answer 14

Catholic

Question 15

Henry VIII
(1509-1547) is what religion?

Answer 15

Conservative Protestant

Question 16

Edward VI
(1547-1553) is what religion?

Answer 16

More Radical Protestant

Question 17

Mary
(1553-1558) is what religion?

Answer 17

Catholic

Question 18

Elizabeth
(1558-1603) is what religion?

Answer 18

Moderate
Protestant

Question 19

a type of early Anglo-Saxon army that was mobilized from freemen or paid men to defend their Shire’s lords estate, or from selected representatives to join a royal expedition

Answer 19

fyrd

Question 20

Why stonehenge was created?

Answer 20

Some believe it to be an astronomical calculator, an observatory that helped demarcate the seasons. Others view Stonehenge as a place of healing
- Can relate to a calendar and seasons
- Related to the stars and celestial movement
Religious aspects

Question 21

the owner of an allotment or yard-land

Answer 21

gebur

Question 22

the chief king in Anglo-Saxon England
HINT (title given to one and who was the king from 871 to 899?

Answer 22

Alfred the Great King of the Anglo-Saxons bretwalda

Question 23

an anglo- saxon council made up of varying number of nobles, prelates, and influential officials that advises the kings

Answer 23

witan

Question 24

lidar technology is..

Answer 24

-pulsed light waves from a laser into an environment.
-these lasers provided detailed and accurate images
-used for submarine detection
-reveals the history of lost roads
-scan/ track where lost roads previously were

Question 25

radiocarbon dating is?

Answer 25

-Can create timelines for periods without calendars -Helped identify different groups of people -Can date back to about 50,000 years ago -Tells when when the organism was alive -When different natives existed

Question 26

who was Julius caesar?what tribe did he conquer? who did he want to punish for what reason? how many ships/men did he return with? what powerful kings did he defeat?

Answer 26

A roman general who conquered the Celtic tribe of Gual. He wished to punish the Britons for giving refugee to the Celtic rebels. Caesar left and returned with 800 ships and 25,000 men and defeated the most powerful British kings.

Question 27

Hadrian was? and what did he propose to protect the city of rome?

Answer 27

an emperor that proposed an idea of building a wall to protect the city of Rome.

Question 28

harold godwinson was? and who did he defeat at what battle? HINT defeated H.H battle of S. B

Answer 28

was the anglo- Saxon king of England and defeated Harald hardrada at the battle of Stamford bridge

Question 29

William the conqueror was?what conquest did he lead? what did he bring to england?

Answer 29

king of England, best remembered for leading the Norman conquest, brought feudalism to England facts about him; favored the reform in the church but did not surrend control over the church

Question 30

During the reign of Elizabeth, universities...

Answer 30

grew considerably in size, since education was a route to power.

Question 31

Anglo-Saxons convert to Christianity when?..

Answer 31

590s-700

Question 32

Vikings invasions happened?...

Answer 32

787

Question 33

Establishment of the Danelaw...? HINT yr is somehwre around 870 to 880 (pick just 1 yr)

Answer 33

878

Question 34

Battle of Brunanburh...?

Answer 34

937

Question 35

England united under K. Edgar? HINT pick between yrs 950-980 -

Answer 35

957-975

Question 36

Cnut becomes King of England?

Answer 36

1016

Question 37

England ruled by Danish kings what yr? HINT pick between yrs 1010-1050 -

Answer 37

1016-1042

Question 38

The Norman Conquest..?

Answer 38

1066