Starter quiz

  • Put these periods of British history in order, starting with the earliest.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Prehistoric Britain
    • 2
      ⇔
      Roman Britain
    • 3
      ⇔
      Anglo-Saxon England
    • 4
      ⇔
      Viking invasions and settlement
    • 5
      ⇔
      Norman Conquest
  • Which of these regions was not an earldom of Anglo-Saxon England?
    • Wessex
    • Mercia
    • Normandy  ✓
    • Northumbria
  • Which two of these things were true about Anglo-Saxon England by the 1060s?
    • By this time, Anglo-Saxons worshipped many different gods.
    • By this time, Anglo-Saxon England was a Christian country.  ✓
    • 11th century Anglo-Saxons had many kings, each ruling their own kingdom.
    • 11th century Anglo-Saxons were ruled by one king.  ✓
  • Match the words with the correct definitions.
    • king
      ⇔
      ruler of a kingdom ✓
    • throne
      ⇔
      seat of a king, also means the power of a king ✓
    • duke
      ⇔
      a noble who is just below a king ✓
    • earl
      ⇔
      a noble who is below a duke, governing an earldom ✓
    • kingdom
      ⇔
      the territory ruled by a king ✓
  • Which three of these events happened in 1066?
    • William of Normandy invaded England.  ✓
    • William of Normandy defeated King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.  ✓
    • King Harold II defeated Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.  ✓
    • King Alfred I defeated the Viking army at Edington.
  • Match the words with the correct definitions.
    • source
      ⇔
      something that tells us about history, e.g. a letter ✓
    • investigate
      ⇔
      to examine something to discover more about it ✓
    • claim
      ⇔
      to make a demand, to set out your rights to something ✓
    • justify
      ⇔
      to explain or prove why something is right ✓
    • promote
      ⇔
      to support or encourage something ✓
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