English Literature Note

Name ______________________________ Ryo Maenuma Period Period3_________

I. Old English A. Dates ____________ through1066 ____________ 449 through 1066 B. Three Germanic Tribes

Unit 1 Test Directions: Write the answers in the blanks. Additional responses will be scored for extra credit.

1.Angles 2.Saxons 3.Jutes They were weak and needed somebody else C. Epic ____________ Beowulf He(title) is honorable man. D. History ____________ The Ecclesiastical (title) history of the English people venerable Bede

E. Elegy ____________ The Seafarer (title) F. Elegy The Wanderer G. Elegy The Wife's Lament

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II. Middle English 1066-1485 A. Begins with the Battle of ____________ Hastings The Norman guy came to kill the king which is related to Englnd. 1. Norman Conquest 2. Duke of Normandy William the conquer 3. Ushers in the code of of ____________ a. Knights i. had to be Christian ii. had to be respectful b. Some search for the ____________ She took a good soldier 4. Ushers in the ____________ system a. Takes land from ______________ b. Gives land to ____________ B. Crusades 1. Started ____________ 1095 Pope Urban 2 started the war. 2. Battles for ____________ C. The Magna Carta 1. Signed by King ____________ John 1215 2. Guarantees ____________ Rights to the people D. _frame___________ Cathedral 1. Frame Tale ____________ (title) 2. Martyrdom of ____________ E. Romance ____________ (title) Green Knight F. Romance ____________ (title) Le Mort d'Arthur G. Autobiography ____________ Margery Kempe (title) H. English Drama Religion 1. mystery or miracle Play 2. Morality Play and an Allegory (title) 3. crass mans Guilds I. Languages 1. French spoken by ____________ Loyalty 2. Latin spoken by ____________ Roman Catholic Church 3. Germanic, Keltic, English spoken by ____________ Commoners

J. The Black Death 1. Killing 1/3 of England's people 2 ESSAY: You be the teacher. You get to choose one author, one story, and one historical event that will appear on every test this semester. Choose wisely. Support your choices with 3 details about each of the three. FCA's 1) Fill only this page 2) Write complete sentences 3) Circle your author, story, and event; underline each detail of support

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