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History 40 The British Isles

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    Week 40 (Early Medieval Europe Week 10) History for ESL students.
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  • What's the difference between Great Britain and the British Isles?
    The British Isles are 1,000+ islands in the North Sea, Great Britain is the largest of them (sometimes including the immediately outlying ones).
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  • What's the difference between England and the UK?
    England is a country, the UK includes England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
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  • Name two of these three people groups. What are they collectively known as?
    Angles, Saxons, and Jutes; Anglo-Saxons.
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  • Name both of these Roman walls and the people they were built to contain.
    #1: Hadrian's Wall; #2: The Antonine Wall; the Picts (Scottish Celts).
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  • Name the three main men in this image. What kind of people are in the background?
    Vortigern (1st King of Britons), Hengist&Horsa (Jute brothers/leaders); Anglo-Saxons.
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  • Name these two men, their role in the Catholic Church, and what they're famous for.
    Pope Gregory I ("the Great") & Saint Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury; converting pagan Anglo-Saxons to Catholic Christianty.
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  • What is this?
    The hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
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  • What are some key differences between Paganism and Christianity? Name three.
    Polytheism/monotheism; fate (wyrd)/free will; judgment based on glory/morality, etc.
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  • What was life like in Anglo-Saxon society during the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries? What was going on at that time?
    Conversion from Paganism to Catholic Christianity; competition between Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms; struggle between Britons vs Anglo-Saxons, etc.
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  • What was the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy?
    Period from ~AD 600-800 wherein Great Britain was ruled by seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
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