Starter quiz
- Constantine defeated Giric in ...
- '900 CE' ✓
- Constantine had a rest after he defeated Giric.
- True
- False ✓
- Where were St Columba's relics taken from by the Vikings?
- Iona
- Dunkeld ✓
- Ireland
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- When Constantine defeated the Vikings, what things did he recapture?
- St Columba's relics ✓
- Iona
- Dunkeld ✓
- St Patrick's relics
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- What are relics?
- buildings of importance
- items of religious importance from the past ✓
- items of food
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- The battle against the Vikings was easy.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- What influenced Constantine to change the Church?
- His father
- His cousin Donald
- His time in Ireland ✓
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- Who helped King Constantine II rule his lands?
- farmers
- mormaers ✓
- policemen
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- What were mormaers responsible for?
- Leading the army ✓
- Looking after farms
- Collecting money from local people ✓
- Making decisions about local issues ✓
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- Order these events starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔King Constantine II tried to take control of more of Scotland.
- 2⇔King Athelstan captured the last Viking Kingdom of York.
- 3⇔Constantine joined forces with the King of Dublin and the King of Strathclyde.
- 4⇔Constantine fought Athelstan.
- When was the Battle of Brunanburh?
- 937 CE ✓
- 1028 CE
- 837 CE
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- Athelstan defeated Constantine.
- True ✓
- False
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Key learning points
- With the Vikings defeated, Constantine now set about strenghtening his kingdom of Alba.
- He changed the Church to make it more like the one he had experienced in Ireland.
- He created a system of mormaers, local leaders who could help him rule over his lands.
- Eventually he came into conflict with a powerful king from England and they fought a big battle.
- Although Constantine lost, it stopped the king from England from taking control of parts of Scotland.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that Athelstan controlled Scotland because he defeated Constantine.
Although Constantine lost, Athelstan only remained king of England. He became overlord of Scotland but failed to unite England and Scotland under one kingship.
Keywords
Church - the Church is the name given to a group of Christian people who share the same beliefs about their religion
Mormaer - a mormaer was a Scottish leader and landowner who helped the king to rule
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