Starter quiz
- What do historians call the Angle, Saxon and Jute tribes that arrived in Britain after the Romans left?
- The Viking Tribes
- The Celtic Tribes
- The Anglo-Saxons ✓
- The Norman Invaders
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- How did the Angle, Saxon and Jute tribes arrive in Britain?
- by boat ✓
- by horse
- by foot
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- Archaeologists found evidence that showed that Anglo-Saxons were what type of people?
- craftspeople
- scholars
- artists
- warriors ✓
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- Complete the sentence: The Anglo-Saxon tribes were attracted to Britain due to its ______.
- 'farmland' ✓
- Match the terms with the correct definitions.
- kingdom⇔a country or area ruled by a king or queen ✓
- establish⇔to set something up to last a very long time ✓
- settlement⇔a place where people choose to begin a community ✓
- What was one of the largest and most powerful kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon's called?
- Northumbria
- Wessex
- Mercia ✓
- East Anglia
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Exit quiz
- What is one of the main sources of evidence archaeologists use to investigate the Anglo-Saxons?
- books
- maps
- grave goods ✓
- tapestries
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- What are grave goods?
- objects buried in indivdual's graves ✓
- objects traded at ancient gravesites
- objects used for grave digging
- objects stolen from ancient graves
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- Which statements about the Sutton Hoo burial mound are correct?
- It contained the grave goods of an Anglo-Saxon king. ✓
- One of the most important finds were parts of a helmet. ✓
- Silver bowls from Ancient Egypt were found.
- Archaeologists discovered it in East Anglia in 1938. ✓
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- Complete the sentence. Artefacts from Sutton Hoo included items covered with ______ that may have come from India.
- 'garnets' ✓
- What has the intricate jewellery found in graves helped archaeologists understand about the Anglo-Saxons?
- They were skilled artisans. ✓
- They were fearsome warriors.
- They traded with far away places.
- They were wealthy.
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- What Anglo-Saxon object has been found that suggests they traded with Byzantium?
- swords and weapons
- a coin with Arabic writing
- a stone for grinding wheat
- silver bowls ✓
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Key learning points
- One of the main sources of evidence archaeologists use to investigate the Anglo-Saxons are their grave goods.
- The Sutton Hoo burial mound was discovered in East Anglia in 1938; it contained the grave goods of an Anglo-Saxon king.
- Intricate gold and bronze jewellery has helped archaeologists to understand that the Anglo-Saxons were skilled artisans.
- Some pieces contain garnets that probably came from as far away as India; silver plates and bowls were from Byzantium.
- A beautiful bronze helmet, a sword and the remains of a boat show how important warfare was to Anglo-Saxon culture.
Common misconception
Students may think that we only know about the Anglo-Saxons because of written history.
We know mostly about the Anglo-Saxons because of grave goods and other archeological finds.
Keywords
Grave goods - grave goods are objects buried in people's graves, providing insights into their culture and daily life
Artisan - an artisan is a skilled craftsperson who creates objects by hand, often using traditional techniques and tools
Garnet - garnet is a precious gemstone that comes in various colours, often used in jewellery and decorative items
Byzantium - Byzantium is the name of an ancient Greek city which was an important centre of trade and culture, now known as Istanbul
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