Quarter 1 Exam Flashcards
(60 cards)
Why does King Arthur want his table of Knights to be round?
There would be no head of the table
Who said “ You will be Lord and the land will be yours, if you fail, the land will perish”?
Merlin
Excalibur can only be freed from the stone by whom?
The true and rightful King
What is the only thing that can restore King Arthur’s health?
The holy grail
The medieval belief that women should not have political influence and women are only given power through relatives is illustrated in the film by this
Morganna’s quest for power
The Norman invaders hoped to promote and link themselves with Christianity by presenting King Arthur with this
A Christ like figure
In order to appeal the Celtic people who were also historical enemies of Anglo-Saxons the Normans did this
They resurrected the Celtic legend of King Arthur
Where did the original story of King Arthur come from
Celtic history and legend
Arthur’s betrayal by a close friend, his early statues as the chosen one and his suffering reflected by strange signs in nature all reinforce King Arthur as this type of figure
Christ like
Arthur being knighted before becoming King and defeating the rebelling knights is which step on the Hero’s Journey
Hero Returns/Self Knowledge
Who is Sir Gawain seated next to at the New Year’s feast
Queen Guenivere
The poem (Sir Gawain and The Green Knight) illustrates a sense of the supernatural from this event
The Green Knight does not die from the blow to his head
How much time does Sir Gawain have to to locate the Green Knight
1 year and 1 day
The poem (Sir Gawain and The Green Knight) takes place under whose reign
King Arthur
This is what Sir Gawain does when the Green Knight strikes the ax for the first time
Sir Gawain flinches
The fostering of common beliefs and symbols was a positive effect from this organization
The Medieval Church
This group of people held social positions determined by the status of their fathers and husbands
Women of Rank
This event influenced everyday life in England by exposing the English to other civilizations
The Crusades
As a result of this event, an English national consciousness gradually developed
The Hundred Years war between England and France
What is the religious concept of hierarchy that features a class system of Overlords, Vassals, and Serfs
Feudalism
What event signaled a renewal of older democratic ideas
The signing of the Magna Carta
What political event had long lasting consequences from the development of the English language
The Norman Conquest or battle of Hasting in 1066
After William the Conqueror won the battle of Hastings in 1066, England changed because it adopted this
The Norman Social System
The martyrdom of this man in 1170 led to greater power for the church of Rome, Who?
Thomas A’Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury
