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who ivaded England from narmandy (france) in 1066
William the conqueror
what system did the English people go
federal system
what document laid down foudations for modern English government
Magna Carta
What plague killed almost half the population in England
bubonic plague or Black
what language was religous literature written in
latin
Literature written in English was not to be found for a hundred years after who found it
the norman invation
what was new peotry written in
french
in which he meditates on such themes as the fickleness of furtune, contentment un adversity, and the vanity of wealth without nobleness
group of ballads
what was chaucer's real masterpiece
Canterbutry Cales
what were respectivly the beast-fable and exemplum of The Canterbury Tales
The Nuns Priest Tale, & The Pardoner's Tale
a short tale in which the principal actors were animal
beast-fable
was a short tale or anecdote told to teach a lesson
exemplum
is an exemplum on the text "the love of money is the root of all evil"
the pardoner's tale
who wrote The Prologue in middle english
Geoffery Chaucer
who wrote The Cantibury Tales
Geoffery Chaucer
pilgramages to the shrine if thomas 'a Becket in Canterbury
The Canterbury Tales
what early literature sprang from the country
romance
what peroid were many litery genres were born
medeval period
what also germinated during the medeval period and elisabeth period
lyric and drama
in the fourteenth century a number of individual writers emerged from
william langland, sir thomas malory geoffrey chaucer, john wycliffe
who set up the first printing press in england
william caxton
what is a short narritive folk song which tells of a single event in an objectice, unbias manner
a popular balled
were originally any joyous song of hymns
carol
who was called the father of English prose
John Wycliffe
who was called "Morning Star of the Reformation"
John Wycliff
the greatest proses writer of fourthenth century England
john Wycliffe
who made the scripture avalible to the people of in their language for the first time
john wycliffe
one of the most important works of the medival period
piers plowman
who wrote piers plowman
William Langland
the characters, places and events represents certain abstract qualities or ideas designed to teach some moral lesson or truth
allegorical
what was play called dealing withlegend and saints
mystery plays
what play were produced by the church
mirical plays
incorporated asssociations of various trade and crafts in the towns
guilds
what kid of play cause movable platform
pageant or pageant wagon
best known morality play is
everyman
who wrote the canterbury tales
Geoffery chaucer
pilgrimages to the shrine of ? in Canterbury
Thomas 'a Becket
The Nuns Priest Tale and The Pardoners Tale were respectivly
beastfable and exemplum
a short tale in which the principal actors were animals
beastfable
was a short tale ot anecdote told to teach a lesson
exemplum
what is an exemplum on the text "the love of money is the root of all evil"
The Pardoners Tale
in which he meditates on such themes as the flickleness of fortune, contentment in advisery
group of ballads
was his canterbury tale
Chaucer's real masterpiece
who was a writer that abided by the law in his younger years
Sir Thomas Malory
what story did Sir Thomas Malory write in prison
Morte Darthur
what was an oustanding monument in English Literature
Morte Darthur
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Godsgirls
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168121
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Unit 2
Description
The Medieval Period
Updated
2012-09-29T00:31:26Z
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