Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Language Arts

Middle Ages (Old English, Middle English, Chaucer, Ivanhoe)

Question/VocabularyAnswer/Definition
What languages make up old English? Celtic (aboriginies) + Latin (Roman Empire) + Anglo Saxon (Germanic Tribes) = old English
Alphabet used in old English Runic
Old English sounds like... German
Vikings Germanic Tribes (Anglo, Saxon, & Jutes)
author of Beowolf unknown
Beowolf is important beacause... it was the first story written in old English
How did Middle English form? Wiliam of Normandy and his French Vikings conquered England adding French to the language
William of Normandy French Viking, 1066
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales? Geoffery Chaucer
When did the Canterbury Tales take place? 1066
How many stories did Chaucer record? 23
pilgrimage religious journey
Who wrote Ivanhoe? Sir Walter Scott
When does Ivanhoe take place? 1194 AD
YEOMAN free man, often a farmer of forester in the service of a knight
THE PRIORESS nun in charge of convent
CLERK member of clergy or a student preparing for holy orders, scholar at Oxford
SERGENT OF THE LAW one of the crown's most respected legal officers. judges of the king's courts
THE FRANKLIN free man, land holder
FIVE GUILDSMEN tradesmen
COOK owner of a cook shop in London
WIFE OF BATH widow, housewife, from the city of Bath
PARSON parish priest, lower free class, educated
MANCIPLE steward, like manager or housekeeper, planned meals, supervised servants, and bought food
MILLER ran a grist mill to which farmers bought their grain to be ground into flour
THE PARDONER clergyman authorized by the Pope to sell forgiveness to sins not yet commited, money went to the church
MONK religious leader
SQUIRE young bachelor
KNIGHT trust worthy, chivalrous
How many stories IN ALL were told during the Canterbury Tales? 128
Grendel monster in Beowolf
Nageling King Hygelac's sword (Beowolf)
Nixies a type of sea monster (Beowolf)
Herot fort/hall built by King Hrothgar
Created by: Adamakos
Popular Literature sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards