Summary: Literature Reader Middle Ages And Renaissance

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  • 1 The early Middle Ages

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  • When was the most of England under Roman rule?

    From 55 BC to about 450 AD
  • What happened in about 450 AD?

    The Romans withdrew from Britain in order to defend what remained of their continental empire, leaving the Britons to fend for themselves.
  • What happened after the Romans withdrew from Britain?

    The Romano-British found themselves beset by enemies. They were attacked by several groups.
  • What happened after a period in which they were content to plunder, pillage and return home?

    The Anglo-Saxon raiders gradually became settlers, establishing several kingdoms on Britisch soil.
  • What happened with some of the small kingdoms?

    They were togehter ruled by overlords.
  • What did the regions Wales, Scotland and Cornwall do?

    They didn't follow the Anglo-Saxon rules and the keep to the old Romano-British way of living
  • Why surrounded the Anglo-Saxon kings themselves with young warriors?

    These men formed a military and social elite, rewarded by the king with weapons , valuables and land in return for their loyalty and their support at time of war.
  • What was in the early Middle Ages the most important value?

    Loyalty
  • What did the warriors do when they weren't fighting?

    The warriors would meet in the king's great hall to eat, drink or listen to stories and poems.
  • Which job had the most people in the early Middle Ages?

    The most people were farmers, who worked the land from sunup till sundown.
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