Year 7
Year 7

The conversion of Anglo-Saxons

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and how this happened.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following was not an Anglo-Saxon kingdom?
Mercia
Northumbria
Correct answer: Scotland
Wessex
Q2.
Which part of Europe was Kent connected to that made it more advanced than other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
Correct answer: Francia
Ireland
Scandinavia
Scotland
Q3.
What is Sutton Hoo a good example of?
Correct answer: A barrow
A farm
A home
A palace
Q4.
Penda was the king of which powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom?
Kent
Correct answer: Mercia
Northumbria
Wessex
Q5.
Northumbria was made up of which two smaller kingdoms?
Correct answer: Bernicia and Deira
Bernicia and East Anglia
Bernicia and Hwicce
Bernicia and Scotland

5 Questions

Q1.
What happened to Christianity in Britain after the end of the Roman Empire?
Correct answer: It almost vanished.
It became more popular.
It stayed the same.
Q2.
Who sent people to Britain to convert the Anglo-Saxons at the end of the 6th century?
The King of Scotland
Correct answer: The Pope in Rome
The Roman Emperor
The Vikings
Q3.
Who helped Augustine convert Aethelbert, the king of Kent, to Christianity?
A close friend
Correct answer: His wife, Bertha
The Northumbrian king
Q4.
What was built at Lindisfarne?
A castle
A market
Correct answer: A monastery
A palace
Q5.
What did the Church think about pagan festivals like Easter?
They should be banned by force.
They should be ignored because people would forget about them.
Correct answer: They should be kept but given a new Christian meaning.
They were better than Christian festivals.