{in the background reading, british literature & history: the anglo-saxon period and middle ages (449-1485),} what is most likely the author’s reason for including excerpts from poetry, ballads, and songs?

a) to provide contextual sources that show the beliefs and cultural activities of the time period

b) to identify familiar leaders of famous battles that occurred in britain (incorrect)

c) to create a document that supports an intellectual framework for future classroom instruction

d) to show that people during the middle ages were more literate and scholarly than they are in today’s culture