1)lived in Britain but fled to Ireland. 2)Ireland became the major center of their culture.

man-made boats made of animal skins

1)born in Britain. 2)kidnapped and taken by Irish pirates. 3)found the Irish church. 4)converted island to Christianity. 5)set up many churches.

1)decided to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. 2)sent a mission of 41 monks from Rome to England under the leadership of Augustine. 3)landed in small kingdom of Kent in southern England.

1)one of England's best-loved rulers. 2)originally was Alfred, King of Wessex. 3)paid Danes money each year to leave England alone. 4)built the first English fighting ships. 5)signed a treaty with the Danes. 6)rebuild London. 7)set forth new laws.

1)monk. 2)great scholar. 3)wrote first history of the English people. 4)brought to England the Christian way of dating events from the year of Jesus' birth.

English government official in charge of a shire

1)protection extended to any area an Anglo-Saxon King visited. 2)spread to all areas of the kingdom. 3)this helped unite Anglo-Saxon England.

1)member of the Witenagemot. 2)wiseman. 3)group approved laws drawn up by the king and his household. 4)acted as a court.

1)one of the earliest known tales. 2)epic poem of almost 3,200 lines. 3)written in Old English.

group of islands off the west coast of Europe that never became part of Charlemagne's empire.

1) groups from northern Germany and Denmark. 2)called Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes. 3)united to become the Anglo-Saxons. 4)built settlements and set up several kingdoms.

the southern part of Britain became known as Angleland.

1)one of the best known monks. 2)set up a monastery on Iona (an island off the west coast of Scotland).

1)king of Kent. 2)not Christian (eventually became Christian).

treaty that recognized the right of the Danes to rule the northeast part of England

Anglo-Saxon council that advised the king

woven hangings with pictures on them

1)had to attend witenagemot. 2)keep peace in local areas. 3)serve the king in war.

1)lived in small villages. 2)had a hard life.

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Irish & Anglo-Saxons

Ch. 19 Irish and the Anglo-Saxons

term	Definition
Celts	1)lived in Britain but fled to Ireland. 2)Ireland became the major center of their culture.
coracles	man-made boats made of animal skins
Saint Patrick	1)born in Britain. 2)kidnapped and taken by Irish pirates. 3)found the Irish church. 4)converted island to Christianity. 5)set up many churches.
monasteries	settlements of monks
Pope Gregory I	1)decided to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. 2)sent a mission of 41 monks from Rome to England under the leadership of Augustine. 3)landed in small kingdom of Kent in southern England.
Alfred the Great	1)one of England's best-loved rulers. 2)originally was Alfred, King of Wessex. 3)paid Danes money each year to leave England alone. 4)built the first English fighting ships. 5)signed a treaty with the Danes. 6)rebuild London. 7)set forth new laws.
Bede	1)monk. 2)great scholar. 3)wrote first history of the English people. 4)brought to England the Christian way of dating events from the year of Jesus' birth.
sheriff	English government official in charge of a shire
shire	districts in England
King's Peace	1)protection extended to any area an Anglo-Saxon King visited. 2)spread to all areas of the kingdom. 3)this helped unite Anglo-Saxon England.
witan	1)member of the Witenagemot. 2)wiseman. 3)group approved laws drawn up by the king and his household. 4)acted as a court.
Beowulf	1)one of the earliest known tales. 2)epic poem of almost 3,200 lines. 3)written in Old English.
British Isles	group of islands off the west coast of Europe that never became part of Charlemagne's empire.
Anglo-Saxons	1) groups from northern Germany and Denmark. 2)called Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes. 3)united to become the Anglo-Saxons. 4)built settlements and set up several kingdoms.
England	the southern part of Britain became known as Angleland.
Saint Columba	1)one of the best known monks. 2)set up a monastery on Iona (an island off the west coast of Scotland).
Ethelbert	1)king of Kent. 2)not Christian (eventually became Christian).
Danelaw	treaty that recognized the right of the Danes to rule the northeast part of England
witenagemot	Anglo-Saxon council that advised the king
tapestries	woven hangings with pictures on them
Noble Class	1)had to attend witenagemot. 2)keep peace in local areas. 3)serve the king in war.
Peasant Class	1)lived in small villages. 2)had a hard life.

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