Applied English for American History I
Last name _____________________ First name _________
The name
Mt. Angel is the English translation of the town from which the
founders of Mt. Angel Abbey came: Engelberg ("Angel Mountain"). Located in
central Switzerland, the small town of Engelberg is in a valley surrounded by
high snow-covered mountains. A 700-year-old abbey is located there.
Vocabulary:
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Germany (country) |
Germanic |
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Switzerland (country) |
Swiss |
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| the "old world" | old world | Europe |
| "Oktoberfest" | a German word for a big fall festival in Munich, Germany and in Mt. Angel, Oregon | |
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settlers |
people who go to a new place to live; used for the first Europeans/whites who arrived in the western U.S. | |
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Catholicism |
Catholic |
a Christian religion |
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monk |
monastic |
a man who is a member of a religious community |
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abbey |
a place where monks live | |
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monastery |
monastic |
the same as an abbey; a place where monks live |
| "father" | the title used by male Catholic monks and priests | |
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Benedictines |
Benedictine |
a group or "order" of Catholic monks; named after an Italian named Benedict |
Answer these question about the reading on Mt. Angel. Write neatly and use your best English. You do not need to use complete sentences.
1. When did the first European settlers arrive in the Mt. Angel area?
2. What were two things the first settlers liked about Mt. Angel?
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b.
3. What was the religion practiced by the early settlers (and most of the people who live in Mt. Angel today!)?
4. What language did they speak?
5. Who was the first real leader in the Mt. Angel area? What did he do that attracted more Germans to the area?
a. who
b. what
6. What three things happened in the early 1800s that helped the small community survive?
a.
b.
c.
7. How did the town get the name Mt. Angel?
8. Mt. Angel became and still is a center for agriculture and for what else?