Starter quiz

  • What was found at Sutton Hoo?
    • manuscripts
    • coins  ✓
    • tapestries
    • scrolls
  • Why were there Frankish coins in Anglo-Saxon Britain?
    • They were traded between the Anglo-Saxons and the Franks.  ✓
    • They were given as a gift to the Anglo-Saxon king buried at Sutton Hoo.
    • They had been stolen from the Franks by the Anglo-Saxons.
  • True or false: Roman coins continued to be used by the Anglo-Saxons after the Romans left Britain in 410 CE.
    • True ✓
    • False
  • Choose the correct historical definitions of the word 'mint'.
    • making weapons using ironmongery
    • making a coin by stamping metal  ✓
    • a place where weapons are made
    • a place where coins are made  ✓
  • Why did the Anglo-Saxon king, King Offa, mint coins with his head and face on them?
    • He thought it would make the coins worth a lot more.
    • He wanted to show everyone what he looked like as.
    • He wanted to show he was powerful.  ✓
  • What did archaeologists find that shows that the towns and trade increased once the Romans had left Britain?
    • coins  ✓
    • manuscripts
    • pottery  ✓
    • statues
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