Midterm Flashcards
(77 cards)
What blended philosophy and theology and attempted to use reason to support faith
Scholasticism
the ascension of Henry VII to the throne is associated with the end of what?
The English Middle Ages
The Middle Ages was a time of what?
Dynamic change
elements emphasized in the medieval romance:
An adventurous knights quest Romantic love Acts of chivalry Supernatural elements The ideals of civilized society
humor evidenced itself in the form of what?
Irony and riddles
Who was a Benedictine monk who wrote on many subject and sought to chart the spread of Christianity?
Bede
In “The Conversion of Edwin” the three basic philosophical questions alluded to by Edwin’s more spiritually astute counselor deal with the subjects of what?
Origin, meaning and destiny
As a ruler William the Conquerer is best described as what?
Severe
Why are the Danes being assaulted by Grendel ?
Because of their sin of pride
Grendel is the offspring of who?
Cain
Grendel kills and devours one of Beowulf’s what?
Sleeping companions
Beowulf kills Grendel in what?
Hand to hand combat and rips his arm off
Where is Grendel mortally wounded and what does he do after?
He is mortally wounded in the mead hall and runs away and dies
What year were the Middle Ages, the old English period and the Middle English period and what units were they?
Middle Ages - 450-1485 (main heading), Old English- 450-1100 (unit 1), Middle English- 1100-1485 (unit 2)
What year were the renaissance, the Tudor period and the Stuart period and what unit were they in ?
The renaissance- 1485-1688 (main heading), Tudor- 1485-1603 (unit 3), Stuart- 1603-1688 (unit 4)
The chancellor at Oxford University and the ecclesiastical council considered Wycliffe’s beliefs to be heretical and he was brought to trial before a what?
an ecclesiastical synod. (A local or special ecclesiastical council.)
Wycliffe taught that the primary requirement for clergy is a what?
Godly lifestyle
Who was a civil official and diplomat?
Chaucer
Chaucer’s use of pilgrimage was appropriate because what?
(1) he structurally united a variety of tales in a single composition. (2) it provided a vehicle for social commentary by bringing together people from all walks of society. (3) it brought together a variety of people with universal character traits.
as the legend of King Arthur spread in the 13th and 14th centuries, it acquired some embellishments:
- the French turned Arthur from chieftain into king.
- the welsh added supernatural elements to the tale.
- when the legend returned to England, it became fiercely patriotic
- the Tudor dynasty claimed descent from Arthur
King Arthur frees to let Beaumain try to rescuer the damsel because Arthur had promised to grant him what?
Three wishes and this was one of them
What type of ballads especially communicates the common man’s viewpoint?
The Robin Hood cycle
The following ballads have topics concerned with death:
Sir Patrick Spence, The Twa Corbies, The Wife of Usher’s Well
During the Tudor period, how did the middle class gain power? Name causes, growth, organizations, etc.
The middle class exerted influence not only through the trade companies but also through the House of Commons and, especially, through the administration of the burgeoning industrial centers. Rise of power in local governments.
