The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe, their descendants, and indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language. Historically, the Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period in Britain between about 450 and 1066, after their initial settlement and up until the Norman conquest. 

The early Anglo-Saxon period includes the creation of an English nation, with many of the aspects that survive today, including regional government of shires and hundreds. During this period, Christianity was established and there was a flowering of literature and language. Charters and law were also established. The term "Anglo-Saxon" is popularly used for the language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons in England and eastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century. In scholarly use, it is more commonly called Old English. 

The history of the Anglo-Saxons is the history of a cultural identity. It developed from divergent groups in association with the people's adoption of Christianity, and was integral to the establishment of various kingdoms. Threatened by extended Danish invasions and military occupation of eastern England, this identity was re-established; it dominated until after the Norman Conquest. The visible Anglo-Saxon culture can be seen in the material culture of buildings, dress styles, illuminated texts and grave goods. Behind the symbolic nature of these cultural emblems, there are strong elements of tribal and lordship ties. The elite declared themselves as kings who developed "burhs", and identified their roles and peoples in Biblical terms. Above all, as Helena Hamerow has observed, "local and extended kin groups remained...the essential unit of production throughout the Anglo-Saxon period." The effects persist in the 21st century as, according to a study published in March 2015, the genetic make up of British populations today shows divisions of the tribal political units of the early Anglo-Saxon period. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who were the anglo-saxons?
2. around what century?
3. how is their language commonly referred to?
4. what is it more commonly called?
5. do anglo-saxons come from one group?
6. roughly what year does the anglo-saxon period begin?
7. up until what point?
8. does that include after the Norman conquest?
9. who were they threatened by from extended invasions?
10. what did the elites declare themselves?
11. what did Helena Hamerow observe?
Answer: 1. inhabited Great Britain
2. 5th century
3. Anglo-Saxon
4. Old English
5. yes mainly from Germanic tribes
6. in Britain between about 450 and 106
7. 1066
8. no up untl
9. Anglo-Saxons
10. kings
11. kin groups remained...the essential unit

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian peninsula around 88 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats. 

The first archaeological evidence for human foraging on Madagascar dates to 2000 BC. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350 BC and AD 550 by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. These were joined around AD 1000 by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. The Malagasy ethnic group is often divided into 18 or more sub-groups of which the largest are the Merina of the central highlands. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was it previously known as
2. what is it "officially" known as now
3. is it a peninsula
4. what body of water is it in
5. what coast does it lie off of
6. where does it lie in the top 10 largest islands
7. Does it also have smaller islands off of it
8. What is the name of the "supercontinent" it was apart of
9. how long ago did it break away from the peninsula
10. does it seem to have a lot of wildlife
11. Can you find majority of the same wildlife elsewhere on Earth
12. How much of it can be found somewhere else
13. when is it believed that humans first began settling on madagascar
14. by who
15. how did they arrive
16. from where
17. who came next
18. in what year
19. what is the name of their culture
20. how many groups is it divided into
Answer: 1. the Malagasy Republic
2. the Republic of Madagascar
3. no
4. the Indian Ocean
5. off the coast of East Africa
6. fourth
7. yes
8. Gondwana
9. 88 million years ago
10. yes
11. no
12. 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else
13. between 350 BC and AD 550
14. Austronesian peoples
15. by outrigger canoes
16. Borneo
17. Bantu migrants
18. about AD 1000
19. Malagasy
20. 18

(Mental Floss) -- With Mother's Day just around the corner, this week seemed like a great time to give a tip of our caps to stay-at-home moms, including these four who used clever ideas to become business moguls. 

Gerber: Of course only a mother could found such a successful baby food company! In the late 1920s, Michigan mom Dorothy S. Gerber was hand-straining food for her baby daughter, Sally, when she realized there must be some way to avoid the messy task. 

She pointed out to her husband, Daniel, that if his family's business, the Fremont Canning Company, could puree a tomato all day long, its equipment could probably make short work of other fruits and veggies, too. 

Daniel Gerber realized his wife was on to something, and after a year of experimentation -- and an extensive search to find the right drawing for their label's now-iconic "Gerber baby" - the Gerbers introduced their first line of baby foods, a super-yummy menu of strained peas, carrots, prunes, and spinach. 

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Baby Einstein: When Alpharetta, Georgia mom Julie Aigner-Clark went looking for educational materials for her newborn daughter in 1996, she found a disappointing hole in the baby market: there weren't really any educational materials to expose babies to music and the arts. 

Some parents would just accept whatever the market was offering. Not Aigner-Clark. She shot a video for her daughter in her basement then edited it with her husband, Bill, on the family computer. She even doodled a logo for the video at her kitchen table.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When was Gerber founded?
2. who was the founder?
3. How did the idea come to her?
4. Who was her husband?
5. What was his line of work?
6. WHat was his business?
7. How long did it take to find the Gerber baby?
8. Who is Julie Aigner clark?
9. What did she create?
10. Why did she?
Answer:
1. In the late 1920s
2. Dorothy S. Gerber
3. was hand straining food
4. Daniel
5. businessman
6. Fremont Canning Company
7. a year
8. a Georgia mom
9. Baby Einstein
10. she looking for educational materials