1. Which are the countries located in the British Isles?

2. Who were the oldest inhabitants of Britain recorded by history?

3. Can you name at least two Roman rulers who attempted to conquer Britain?

4. Why did the Romans have to withdraw from their province Britannia (AD 410)?

5. Where did the Anglo-Saxon invaders come from (starting AD 449)?

6. In what respect was Pope Gregory the Great important to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
(starting AD 596)?

7. Can you name several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?

8. Is Old English synonymous with Anglo-Saxon? To what Indo-European branch does it

belong?

9. Can you “translate” the following text into Modern English?

Fæder ure,/ ϸu ϸe eart on heofonum,/ si ϸin nama gehalgod./ Tobecume ϸin rice./
Gewurϸe ðin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofonum./ Ume gedæghwamlican half syle us
to dæg./ And forgyf us ure gyltas, swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum./ And ne gelæd
ϸu us on costnunge,/ Ac alys us of yfele./ Soϸlice!

10.What famous Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex initiated the writing of the Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle (around AD 900)?

11.After the Danish Vikings besieged London, the Danegeld was instituted (AD 994). Can
you define the term?

12.What happened on October 14, 1066, that changed the course of English history?