Anglo-Saxon society
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- In this lesson, we will learn about how Anglo-Saxon society was structured, and what life was like for Anglo-Saxon men and women.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from?
Ireland
Spain
The Roman Empire
Q2.
What is the name of a person who digs up the remains of human activity?
A builder
A historian
An undertaker
Q3.
What do archaeologists dig up that has helped historians build a picture of what happened when the Anglo-Saxons arrived?
The books they wrote
The roads they built
The ruins of houses they built
Q4.
What kinds of things have been found in Anglo-Saxon graves?
The books they wrote
The clothes they wore
The food they ate
Q5.
What does the archaeology suggest happened to the local British population when the Anglo-Saxons arrived?
The local British population killed the Anglo-Saxons.
The local British population moved out of the areas that the Anglo-Saxons moved into.
The local British population was killed by the Anglo-Saxons.
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