Mustaqil ish theme: anglo saxon language and literature

Kingdom -a country ruled by a king or queen
Renaissance the period of time in Europe between 14th and 17th centuries, when art, literature, philosophy, and scientific ideas became very important and a lot of new art etc was produced
Settlement -an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement
Religious relating to religion in general or to a particular religion
Comedy entertainment that is intended to make people laugh


ACTIVITIES
I. Answer the following questions.

1. 
   What are the characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature?
   
2. 
   Briefly tell the story of Beowulf.
   
3. 
   What are the writing features of Beowulf ?
   
4. 
   What is the theme of Beowulf ?
   
5. 
   What happened in 597?
   
6. 
   How many years did it take for Christianity to spread throughout Britain?
   
7. 
   Who invaded in 790 and what was the result?
   
8. 
   What kind of literature did the Anglo-Saxons have?
   
9. 
   What happened in 1066 A.D.?
   
10. 
    List the people who invaded and conquered Britain?
    
11. 
    Who ruled after the Romans?
    
12. 
    For how long did they rule?
    
13. 
    What leader united these clans?
    
14. 
    In 1066, what country invaded England and who led them?
    
15. 
    After 1066, what was the language of literature?
    
16. 
    Saxon combined (became “Middle” English)
    
17. 
    What language did monks use when writing?
    
18. 
    How did literary works written in English help England?
    
19. 
    For how long did the Romans rule?
    
20. 
    Describe the Celtic people and their religion
    

II. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. Anglo-Saxon conquest happened in the .