The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
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- In this lesson, we will learn about the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and where they came from.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What happened to the quality of life in Britain when the Romans left?
Life got better, then worse.
Life got much better.
Life stayed the same.
Q2.
Where is Beowulf set?
Life in Anglo-Saxon England
Life in medieval France
Life in the Roman Empire
Q3.
Whose laws are the earliest to have survived that tell us a lot about Anglo-Saxon life?
King Alfred's
King Penda's
King William the Conqueror's
Q4.
What is the name of the group of important Anglo-Saxons who advised King Ine?
The Government
The Great Council
The Parliament
Q5.
What was the wergeld?
Gold that was captured during war
The money paid to persuade the Vikings to leave.
The money paid to the king
5 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following was not an Anglo-Saxon kingdom?
Mercia
Northumbria
Wessex
Q2.
Which part of Europe was Kent connected to that made it more advanced than other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
Ireland
Scandinavia
Scotland
Q3.
What is Sutton Hoo a good example of?
A farm
A home
A palace
Q4.
Penda was the king of which powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom?
Kent
Northumbria
Wessex
Q5.
Northumbria was made up of which two smaller kingdoms?
Bernicia and East Anglia
Bernicia and Hwicce
Bernicia and Scotland