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The Anglo-Saxons come to Britain

History · Medieval Times · ages 7-9

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Which was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom?
- Scotland
- Mercia
- Rome
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
- Peoples from northern Europe who settled in Britain
- Roman soldiers sent to Britain by the Roman emperor
- Viking crews who began the later raids on Britain
Some English place names contain words from the Anglo-Saxons' language.
Circle one: True False
Wessex and Northumbria began with their own kings. What does this tell us?
- They began as separate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
- They began as one kingdom ruled by one king.
- They began as Roman cities with no local kings.
A museum puts Viking raids before the main Anglo-Saxon settlement period in Britain. Which change would put these events in the lesson's order?
- Put both events before Roman rule ended in Britain.
- Put both events together as changes on the same day.
- Put the main settlement period before the Viking raids.
What can the Old English ending -ham mean in a place name?
- A Roman road or army camp
- A home or a settlement
- A harbour for Viking warships
Priya sees a place name ending in -ton. Can that ending alone prove exactly when the place was founded?
- No. It is a word clue, and she needs other evidence.
- Yes. Every name ending in -ton gives its founding year.
- Yes. The ending proves that Romans built the place.
Jack says, 'Christianity reached every Anglo-Saxon kingdom at once.' Which reply fits the lesson?
- Every kingdom changed faith together on the same day.
- No Anglo-Saxon king ever chose to become a Christian.
- Christianity spread through the kingdoms over time.

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Mercia · Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the middle of what became England.
Peoples from northern Europe who settled in Britain · The Anglo-Saxons included peoples such as the Angles and Saxons who came from northern Europe.
True · Some place names keep Old English words, including endings such as -ton and -ham.
They began as separate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. · Each kingdom had its own king. They did not begin as one united kingdom.
Put the main settlement period before the Viking raids. · The main Anglo-Saxon settlement period began in the 400s. Viking raids began centuries later.
A home or a settlement · The ending -ham can come from an Old English word meaning home or settlement.
No. It is a word clue, and she needs other evidence. · A place-name ending can preserve an old word. It cannot give an exact founding date on its own.
Christianity spread through the kingdoms over time. · Christianity spread over time. The lesson does not describe every kingdom changing faith together.