Early Viking raids | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

In what year did the Romans abandon Britain?
- 409 BCE
- 409 CE ✓
- 904 BCE
- 904 CE
What do historians call the tribe that began to arrive in Britain in the early 400s CE?
- The Anglo-Saxons ✓
- The Vikings
- The Celts
- The Normans
Complete the sentence. A place where people choose to start a community is called a...
- 'settlement' ✓
Which statements are correct about Anglo-Saxon Britain?
- The Anglo-Saxons established seven kingdoms. ✓
- Each kingdom had their own king. ✓
- One king ruled over all of the kingdoms.
- Mercia was one of the largest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. ✓
What religion returned to Britain in the 500s and 600s CE?
- Paganism
- Buddhism
- Christianity ✓
- Judaism
Complete the sentence. In Scotland, the Picts were joined by Irish Scots who brought ______ culture with them.
- 'Gaelic' ✓

Match the word to its correct meaning.
- priory
  
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  a building lived in by a community who follow religious vows ✓
- manuscript
  
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  a book or document written by hand ✓
- monk
  
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  a member of a religious community of men ✓
Complete the sentence. A rapid surprise attack, usually involving stealing something, is called a...
- 'raid' ✓
Which statements about the The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle are correct?
- They were written at the time of the Anglo-Saxons. ✓
- They are an important record of the past. ✓
- They were written by one person.
- They were written by many people. ✓
Which of the below features meant that Viking Longboats were effective for raids?
- They could sail in shallow water. ✓
- They had bright colours and intricate designs.
- They were long and slender. ✓
- They had oarsmen only on one side.
Which type of building did the Vikings first target for their raids?
- mansions
- castles
- farmhouses
- priories ✓
Which statements accurately describe why the Vikings raided religious buildings?
- They wanted to murder monks and religious groups.
- They wanted to steal valuable objects. ✓
- They wanted to copy the manuscripts.
- They were able to get to them easily. ✓

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The attack on Lindisfarne (where Bede had once lived) in 793 CE was the first major Viking raid on the British Isles.
The Vikings attacked using longboats crewed by about 30 warriors who could land, attack, and leave quickly.
Priories like those in Lindisfarne were centres of manuscript production and filled with valuable religious objects.
The Vikings murdered monks and stole these objects for trade and their own wealth.

Pupils may think that the Vikings' motivation to raid Lindisfarne was to murder the monks rather than it being a consequence of the raids.

The Vikings raided monasteries because they were easy targets on the coast and they had many valuable objects they could steal.

Raid - a raid is a rapid surprise attack, usually involving stealing something
Longboat - a longboat is a long, light and slender boat that the Vikings used to travel
Priory - a priory is a building lived in by a community who follow religious vows
Manuscript - a manuscript is a book or document written by hand
Monk - a monk is a member of a religious community of men