void of classical knowledge and sophistication. Barbaric in this sense. • Middle Ages [pic] Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period • The period from the sixth to the elevent centuries → the period following the fall of Roman Empire. It starts with Anglo-Saxon migration (449) • Anglo-Saxons consisted of three tribes 1. The Angles 2. The Saxons 3. The Jutes (they were of the same origin‚ spoke different dialects of a common language. Germanic society was organised
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grave-goods tell us about the nature of society? The Anglo-Saxon ship‚ Sutton Hoo‚ was discovered by Basil Brown in 1939 in a burial mound near Woodbridge‚ Suffolk‚ in southeast England‚ and was excavated in 1939 and in 1965-7. This excavation provided a number of aspects of the study of Anglo-Saxons. It shows aspects of the Christian conversion‚ everyday life‚ religion‚ customs‚ kingdoms‚ myths and legends‚ and the study of the remains of the Anglo-Saxons - their artefacts and buildings. Sutton Hoo provides
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Early inhabitants of Britain: The Celts: A series of invasions began about the year 1000 B.C. And continued until the opening of the Christian era. The Celts invaded Britain and dominated the native peoples‚ merging with then but firmly establishing their own language and civilization. They brought to Britain a renewed interest in agriculture together with the age of iron. The last Celtic invaders were the tribes of the Belgae‚ who settled in south-eastern Britain. Their advanced agriculture‚
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------------------------------------------------- Mughal emperors The Mughal era is a historic period of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (mainly Northern India‚ North Eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh). It ran from the early 15th century to a point in the early 18th century The imperial family directly descended from two of the worlds greatest conquerors[citation needed]: Genghis Khan‚ founder of the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world; and the Amir‚ The Mughal Empire lasted for more than three centuries. The
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to every aspect of ‘Napoleon’. In ‘British uses for Napoleon’ Stuart Semmel discusses the various criticisms and defences of Napoleon by British loyalists and radicals. He states that many radicals became disillusioned with Napoleon upon his self-coronation as emperor in 1804 and in doing so felt he abandoned the revolutionary principles that originally endeared him to them‚ resulting in many diverting to loyalist ideologies. However‚ many still sympathized with Napoleon and in some circumstances‚
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1. Explain meaning of terms and their relevance to Eng Literature (examples‚ people‚ time span): Old English/Anglo-Saxon – language (many different dialects) and culture of Anglo-Saxons‚ 7th -11th c.‚ lit.: The Ruin‚ Beowulf‚ Seafarer etc; Bede‚ Caedmon‚ St Columba‚ St Augustine‚ Alfred the Great; Early Medival times‚ migrations‚ arrival of Christianity‚ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle‚ Viking Invasion‚ Germanic heritage‚ Christian ideology‚ memory of Roman Empire (myth of origins‚ Brutus)‚ Celtic elements
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Artifacts found by at the site include household implements‚ ornaments made of gold and copper‚ and porcelain imported from China. The Great Enclosure‚ whose exact purpose is not known‚ dominated the site. It was an oval space surrounded by a wall 800 feet long‚ 17 feet thick‚ and 32 feet high (about 244 m long‚ 5 m thick‚ and 10 m high). Near the Great Enclosure were smaller walled enclosures that contained round houses built of a mudlike cement on stone foundations. In the valley below was the
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and historical significance‚ Rome is a place I have always wanted to visit. One of the most famous things we remember about Rome is its architecture. Rome’s architecture over the centuries has great developed‚ especially for the Classical and Imperial Roman styles. Rome was for a period one of the world’s main epicenter of classical architecture‚ developing new forms such as the arch‚ the dome‚ and the vault. Civilization soon realized and admired the Roman architecture styles using many Roman
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Throughout the imperial conquests of Africa‚ Europeans in general held very low opinions of those that they dominated. Instead viewing the native African people as sub-human‚ or tools if they were particularly fond of an individual. While Heart of Darkness presents itself as anti-imperial‚ Marlow‚ and by extension Conrad still display an astonishingly undesirable view of the tribes assisting himself and Kurtz. For example‚ there exists an International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs
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exaggeration. The legend of King Arthur focuses on a medieval king in shining armor. While some of the legend is pure fantasy‚ written and archaeological evidence exists that the legend was based on a 5th century warlord who fought against the Anglo-Saxon invasion. The legend of King Arthur started in the 12th century by a cleric named Geoffrey of Monmouth. The story begins when Arthur pulls out a legendary sword from an ancient rock and then becomes king. He then built his castle called Camelot‚ got
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