Starter quiz

  • Complete the sentence: The ______ of Anglo-Saxon women have various objects that give clues about their lives and status.
    • 'graves' ✓
  • Which statements relate to the discovery of domestic items in female graves?
    • They were only allowed to stay in their homes.
    • They controlled access to the home.  ✓
    • The only thing they were allowed to do was look after their families.
    • An important job for women was looking after their families.  ✓
  • What are girdle-hangers?
    • Items used to display jewellery
    • Items that symbolise keys  ✓
    • Items used to hang clothes from
  • What was the brooch found in an Anglo-Saxon female grave made of?
    • gold  ✓
    • garnet  ✓
    • wood
    • silver  ✓
    • stone
  • How do historians know that women could be seen as important in Anglo-Saxon society?
    • The findings in certain graves showed that they were important.  ✓
    • There are many paintings of important Anglo-Saxon women.
    • There are lots of things written about important Anglo-Saxon women.
  • What word means 'to represent or stand for something else'?
    • 'symbolise' ✓
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