Origins of the European People

Anglo-Saxon

Definition: Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Britain beginning in the early 5th century and the period from their creation of the English nation up to the Norman conquest CE

Daily Life of Anglo-Saxons

home Simple, one a family share a home. the village was made up of small groups of houses built around a larger hall. wooden use timber with thatch for roofing build towns near their centers of agriculture, at fords of rivers or site to serve as ports

jewellery:

people Most people in Anglo-Saxon society were either freemen or slaves. A freeman owned land and slaves. A slave owned nothing.

clothing woolen cloth or animal skins. Clothing styles varied from region to region

job Men, women and children helped on the farm. Children with dogs herded cattle and sheep. Some people had special skills.

King

Each group of Anglo-Saxon settlers had a leader or war-chief. There were five important Anglo- Saxon kingdoms. the strongest king would claim to be 'bretwalda' - which meant ruler of all Britain.

Law and punishment no prisons. Be executed or punished with fines. If they ran away, they became 'outlaws' and anyone could hunt them down. For minor crimes like stealing, a nose or a hand might be cut off. If a person killed someone, they paid money to the dead person's relatives.

Literature and religion

First page of the epic Beowulf

1/Old English literary works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles and others.

2/The pre-Christian belief of the Anglo-Saxons was Germanic paganism. Christianity gradually replaced the indigenous religion of the English around the 7th and 8th centuries.

The Vikngs

'The vikings' means 'northern European parite' in Chinese. When you hear it, you may think about...

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But! Who are the Vikings indeed?

Where did the Vikings come from?

three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. 'Old Norse' 'a pirate raid' People who went off raiding in ships were said to be 'going Viking'.

AD 700 to 1100 left Scandinavia traveled to other countries fight and steal treasure settled in new lands as farmers, craftsmen or traders.

Vikings' Daily Life

collecting wood for the fire,weaving cloth and baking bread did not have much furniture no bathrooms in Viking homes cess-pits - holes

lived on farms grew vegetables farm animals Axes------weapons good at making things

Family life (family members)

Most Viking men were all-round handymen,but some had special skills Women are like nowadays housewife Children

Vikings at sea

Viking ships and finding the way: built fast ships for raiding and war 'dragon-ships' or 'longships' knorrs longships could sail in shallow water sailed close to the coast a kind of sun compass watched the stars

Trade and Exploration

What happened to Vikings?

In the 9th century, the English king Alfred the Great stopped the Vikings taking over all of England. In the 10th century the English reconquered much of the land held by Vikings. In 954, they drove out Eric, the last Viking king.

Their impacts on the Western World

Anglo-Saxons: 1.Laws 2.Literature 3.Christianity 4.Language

Vikings: 1. Signs of Viking influence are found in languages, vocabulary, and place- names of the areas they settled.Viking settlements brought new words into the English language, and new ideas about government too. For a short time England had Danish kings.

2. They had an impact on medieval technology and trade, and was an important part of Europe’s development.

3.Many styles of the Viking ships were adopted by other European powers.

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