Anglo-Saxon culture: buildings, art and literature (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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What was the main material for Anglo-Saxon buildings?
What was the main material for Anglo-Saxon buildings?
Wood
Anglo-Saxon word for building
Anglo-Saxon word for building
Timbe
Structure of sunken featured buildings
Structure of sunken featured buildings
Shallow rectangular pit with flat base & postholes
Roof material for sunken featured buildings
Roof material for sunken featured buildings
Thatched with straw
How did framed buildings compare to sunken featured buildings in size?
How did framed buildings compare to sunken featured buildings in size?
Larger than sunken featured buildings
Who used longhouses in Anglo-Saxon England?
Who used longhouses in Anglo-Saxon England?
Wealthy thegns, reeves, ealdormen, lords, kings
Purpose of longhouses
Purpose of longhouses
Feasting halls for socializing & receiving visitors
Types of Anglo-Saxon art
Types of Anglo-Saxon art
Jewellery: brooches, beads, buckles, wrist-clasps
Alfred Jewel inscription meaning
Alfred Jewel inscription meaning
Alfred had me worked (made)
What the Fuller Brooch represents
What the Fuller Brooch represents
The five senses
Material of Franks Casket
Material of Franks Casket
Whale-bone
Colour characteristic of Anglo-Saxon art
Colour characteristic of Anglo-Saxon art
Bright and vivid colours
Manuscript containing Beowulf
Manuscript containing Beowulf
Nowell Codex
Heptarchy definition
Heptarchy definition
Seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England
Wergild definition
Wergild definition
Money paid to murder victim's relatives for compensation