Question

7 True or false? Read the sentence from the text and explain your answer. 1.    The Romans had to leave the British Isles.2.    The Angles and the Saxons were Germanic tribes.3.    The Celts, the Angles and the Saxons were friends.4.    The Celts had to leave their land.5.    The Celts were pagans.6.    The Angles and the Saxons were Christians.7.    The word Anglia" means "the land of the Angles'.'

Answer 1

1. The sentence "the Romans had to leave the British Isles" is true. It is a well-known historical fact that the Romans eventually withdrew from the British Isles in the 5th century AD due to various reasons such as internal problems in the Roman Empire and external threats.

2. The sentence "the Angles and the Saxons were Germanic tribes" is true. The Angles and the Saxons were indeed Germanic tribes that migrated to the British Isles during the early medieval period. They played a significant role in the formation of the English language and culture.

3. The sentence "the Celts, the Angles, and the Saxons were friends" is false. The Celts, the Angles, and the Saxons were not friends but rather different ethnic groups with their own distinct cultures and languages. There were conflicts and interactions between these groups, leading to changes in the landscape and cultural dynamics of the British Isles.

4. The sentence "the Celts had to leave their land" is false. The Celts were the indigenous people of the British Isles and other parts of Europe. While there were certainly struggles for power and land between different groups, it is incorrect to say that the Celts had to leave their land completely. However, their influence and dominance were gradually diminished over time due to various historical events and migration.

5. The sentence "the Celts were pagans" is true. The Celts practiced a polytheistic religious belief system, commonly referred to as Celtic paganism. Their religious practices and rituals were closely tied to nature and the worship of various deities.

6. The sentence "the Angles and the Saxons were Christians" is false. When the Angles and Saxons migrated to the British Isles, they were not initially Christians. Christianity was introduced to these groups later during the conversion efforts of Christian missionaries such as St. Augustine of Canterbury.

7. The sentence "the word 'Anglia' means 'the land of the Angles'" is true. The term "Anglia" is Latin and it does mean "the land of the Angles." The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to present-day England, and their name became associated with the land they settled in. Hence, the term "Anglia" came to represent the land of the Angles, which is modern-day England.