This work was written before the other three choices ?
Correct answer: A. Bede's "An Ecclesiastical History of the English People"
- A. Bede's "An Ecclesiastical History of the English People"
- B. Julian of Norwhich's "Book of Showings"
- C. Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales"
- D. Sir Thomas More's "Utopia"Get Language Courses
Explanation
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History was completed around 731, centuries before Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Julian of Norwich’s Book of Showings, and More’s Utopia. It is therefore the earliest work listed.
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