Group 1: Salar Atapoor, Forrest Pinkman, Colleen Heberle, Arianna Dudley

 449- Traditional date of Anglo-Saxon invasion  597- Christian missionaries land in Kent; Christianity begins to spread among Anglo-Saxons  793- Vikings begin first of many raids on Anglo-Saxon kingdom  871- Alfred the great becomes king of Wessex (to 899)  Canute, a Dane, becomes king of England (to 1035)  Norman Conquest- William the conqueror defeats at Hastings and becomes king of England

500- Indian mathematicians create pi 527- Justinian I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire 630- The prophet Muhammad takes the city of Mecca, which becomes the holy city of Islam 800- Much of Europe is united under Charlemagne who is named emperor of the Holy Roman Empire - Gunpowder is invented by the Chinese - The decline of the Mayan Culture begins The Christian Church is divided into East and West

 750 Surviving version of Beowulf probably composed  975 Anglo-Saxon verse collected in Exeter Book  1000 Surviving version of Beowulf written out by monks  Their literature and history was given orally, by scops.

The language of the Anglo-Saxon period was Old English. Britain’s closely related Germanic dialects evolved over time into a distinct language called English. It is now referred to as Old English to distinguish it from the later forms of English. Old English Harsh in sound, similar to the Germanic language Written phonetically, with no silent letters Rare occurrences of j, k, q, v and z Grammatically More complex than modern English Words would change form to indicate different functions Allowed for flexible word order Had the ability to change and grow, adopting new words as the need arose.