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The Anglo-Saxons come to Britain

History · Medieval Times · ages 7-9
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  1. Which was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom?

    • Scotland
    • Mercia
    • Rome

  2. 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

  3. Some English place names contain words from the Anglo-Saxons' language.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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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  1. Mercia · Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the middle of what became England.
  2. Peoples from northern Europe who settled in Britain · The Anglo-Saxons included peoples such as the Angles and Saxons who came from northern Europe.
  3. True · Some place names keep Old English words, including endings such as -ton and -ham.
  4. They began as separate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. · Each kingdom had its own king. They did not begin as one united kingdom.
  5. Put the main settlement period before the Viking raids. · The main Anglo-Saxon settlement period began in the 400s. Viking raids began centuries later.
  6. A home or a settlement · The ending -ham can come from an Old English word meaning home or settlement.
  7. 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.
  8. Christianity spread through the kingdoms over time. · Christianity spread over time. The lesson does not describe every kingdom changing faith together.
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