1. The Anglo-Saxons

2. The British Legacy
Great Britain has been _______ and _______ many times by various groups.
Whatever is British today owes something to each of these _______.

3. The Spirit of the Celts
The Celts saw _______ (gods) everywhere in _______, and they are believed to control all aspects of _______.
Priests, called _______, acted as _____________ between the gods and the people.
Sometimes participated in _______ dances and human _______.

4. Celtic Stories Full of _______ _______
Leap into the _______ (no matter how much blood is spilled)
Enchanted lands where _______ and ___________ rule

5. Romans: The Great Administrators
Built a network of _______ and a great __________ wall 73 miles long
_________ gradually took hold
Evacuated from Britain, leaving roads, walls, villas, and great public baths, but no _______ ____________
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes then arrived

6. Unifying Forces
_______ the Great helped England become politically unified through battles against invading _______.
Christianity gradually began to convert England, providing a common _______ and common system of _______ and right conduct.
In ______, William, duke of _______, successfully invaded England.

7. Anglo-Saxon Life _________ discussion and rule by _______
Warfare – law and order were the responsibility of the _______ of the group.
Fame and success were gained only through _______ to the leader, and success was measured in _______ from the leader.
Lived in clusters of buildings protected by a _______.
_________ discussion and rule by _______

8. Anglo-Saxon Religion
_______, the Norse god of death, was also called Woden, from which we have __________, Woden’s day.
_______, the Norse god of thunder and lightening, is where we get _________, Thor’s day.
Religion is concerned with the earthly virtues of _______, _______, generosity, and friendship.

9. Bards: Singing of Gods and Heroes
To the Anglo-Saxons, creating _______ was as important as _______, hunting, farming, or loving.
Poets sang to the strumming of a ______.

10. Hope in Immortal Verse
For non-Christian Anglo-Saxons, whose religion offered them no hope of an _______, only _______ and its commemoration in _______ could provide a _______ against _______.
_______, who preserved one’s _______, were _________ members of Anglo-Saxon society.

11. Christian Monasteries
Served as centers of _______
Preserved the Latin and Greek _______, as well as great works of popular _______
_______ spent almost all their daylight hours __________ manuscripts by _______

12. Rise of the English Language
_______ alone remained the language of serious study in England until the time of King Alfred.
Alfred instituted the Anglo-Saxon _______, a running _______ of England.
_______ began to gain respect as a language of culture.