Origins of the European People
Anglo-Saxon
Definition: Germanic tribes who invaded and settledthe south and east of Britain beginning inthe early 5th century and the period fromtheir creation of the English nation up tothe Norman conquest. 500-1000 CE
Daily Life of Anglo-Saxons
home• Simple, one a family share a home. • the village was made up of small
groups of houses built around a larger hall.
• wooden• use timber with thatch for roofing • build towns near their centers of agriculture, at fords of rivers or site to serve as ports
jewellery:
people• Most people in Anglo-Saxon
society were either freemen or slaves.
• A freeman owned land and slaves. • A slave owned nothing.
clothing
• woolen cloth or animal skins.
• Clothing styles varied from region to region
job
• Men, women and children helped on the farm.
• Children with dogs herded cattle and sheep.
• Some people had special skills.
King
• Each group of Anglo-Saxon settlers had a leader or war-chief.
• There were five important Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
• the strongest king would claim to be 'bretwalda' - which meant ruler of all Britain.
Law and punishment• no prisons. Be executed or punished
with fines. • If they ran away, they became 'outlaws'
and anyone could hunt them down. • For minor crimes like stealing, a nose or
a hand might be cut off. • If a person killed someone, they paid
money to the dead person's relatives.
Literature and religion
First page of the epic Beowulf
1/Old English literary works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles and others.
2/The pre-Christian belief of the Anglo-Saxons was Germanic paganism. Christianity gradually replaced the indigenous religion of the English around the 7th and 8th centuries.
The Vikngs
'The vikings' means 'northern European parite'in Chinese. When you hear it, you may think about...
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But!
Who are the Vikingsindeed?
Where did the Vikings come from?
three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. 'Old Norse' 'a pirate raid'
People who went off raiding in ships were said to be 'going Viking'.
AD 700 to 1100
left Scandinavia traveled to other countries
fight and steal treasuresettled in new lands as farmers, craftsmen or traders.
Vikings' Daily Life
collecting wood for thefire,weavingcloth and baking bread
did not have much furniture
no bathrooms in Viking homes
cess-pits - holes
lived on farms
grew vegetables
farm animals
Axes------weapons
good at making things
Family life(family members)
Most Viking men were all-roundhandymen,but some had specialskills
Women are like nowadayshousewife
Children
Vikings at sea
Viking ships and finding the way:
built fast ships for raiding and war'dragon-ships' or 'longships'knorrs
longships could sail in shallow watersailed close to the coast
a kind of sun compass watched the stars
Trade and Exploration
What happened to Vikings?
In the 9th century, the English kingAlfred the Great stopped theVikings taking over all of England.
In the 10th century the Englishreconquered much of the land heldby Vikings.
In 954, they drove outEric , the last Viking king.
Their impacts on the Western World
Anglo-Saxons:
1.Laws
2.Literature
3.Christianity
4.Language
Vikings: 1.Signs of Viking influence are found
in languages, vocabulary, and place-names of the areas they settled.Viking settlements brought new words into the English language, and new ideas about government too. For a short time England had Danish kings.
2.They had an impact on medieval technology and trade, and was an important part of Europe’s development.
3.Many styles of the Viking ships were adopted by other European powers.
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