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On the north-western edge of Europe is a group of islands known as the _____________.
British Isles
The founder of the monastery at ___________ was St. Brendan
Clonfert
Great Britain consists of three countries: _________, ________, and ________.
England, Scotland, Wales
The official language of Ireland is ________________
Gaelic
The tribes in Scotland were called ____________
Picts
The Roman Emperor _________ built a massive wall across Britain from the Irish Sea to the North Sea,
Hadrian
The Roman military camps called ________ in Latin were changed to the English “chester”.
Castra
Pope Gregory sent __________ and forty monks to convert the people of Britain.
St. Augustine
A Church synod, held in the year 664 in ___________, organized the practices of the Faith in Britain as one united body.
Whitby
Name four of the countries the Vikings invaded: ___________, _________, _________, and _________.
Land of Franks, Russia, Italy, Vinland
Name four of the countries the Vikings invaded: ___________, _________, _________, and _________.
Land of Franks, Russia, Italy, Vinland
The grandson of Egbert, _________, was one of the great kings of the Middle Ages.
Alfred
__________, is known as the Father of English Literature.
Alfred
The first history of England written in English was known as the _________________.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
For a time, because of the invasions, England was ruled by Danish kings; the greatest of these was ____________
Canute
