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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