AP Literature: Historical Background Flashcards

2864187942	Old English	The Anglo-Saxon period refers to ________	0
2864197377	Medieval	The Middle English period refers to ________	1
2864198358	vernacular	our everyday speech/language	2
2864200756	coal	Wales was important because _____ was found there which fueled the Industrial Revolution	3
2864201933	fiction	Legends are mostly ______	4
2864203435	Sutton Hoo	Authenticates the legend of Beowulf	5
2864205007	authenticates	prove validity/source	6
2864205008	oral tradition	things passed by word of mouth; changed; exaggerated	7
2864206845	scop	oral tradition/story-teller	8
2864239718	bard	writer	9
2864240740	legend	a story of past; may have some truth	10
2864241477	myth or fable	all made up; completely fiction	11
2864242624	poetry, prose, drama	The three main types of writing are:	12
2864243896	Thames	warriors (honor, loyalty, bravery)	13
2864244796	Mead hall	centers of the community	14
2864244828	Mead	fermented honey drink	15
2864245799	Magna Carta	When did Constitutional Government start?	16
2864249065	Brythons	Who were the first to invade Britain?	17
2864249979	Celts	The ______ were pagan and built Stonehenge	18
2864250881	Druids	priestly class that settled disputes	19
2864270559	Romans	Invaded England and stayed for 300 years; their road system still exists	20
2864274031	Anglo-Saxons	The _________ from Germany began a new period in Britain's history	21
2864275373	597	In ____ Christianity was introduced	22
2864277235	heroic poetry	about brave warrior	23
2864277986	elegiac/lament/elegy	of grief/sorrow	24
2864279003	epic	narrative poem	25
2864279004	dirge	funeral song	26
2864279881	ballad	story put to music	27
2864281592	morality plays	allegorical plays	28
2864282408	allegory	teaches a lesson; applicable on both the literal and symbolic level	29
2864284537	lyric	a short poem meant to involve one strong emotion	30