Starter quiz
- When did the first recorded Viking raids take place on Ireland?
- 795 CE ✓
- 794 CE
- 793 CE
- 792 CE
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- What does the term 'fortified' mean?
- a place providing religious importance
- a place housing valuable objects
- a place providing historical interest
- a place providing defenses such as walls ✓
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- Which was one of the early fortified camps established by the Vikings?
- Jarrow
- Dublin ✓
- Ion
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- Which words that describe Viking expansion?
- raid ✓
- expand
- trade ✓
- travel
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- Which statements are correct about Viking expansion following Dublin?
- they settled in Iceland from 870 CE ✓
- Eric the Reid setted in Greenland in 985 CE ✓
- Leif Erikson settled in Greenland in around 1000 CE
- Leif Erikson discovered North America ✓
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- What is the correct definition of a 'saga'?
- A saga is a musical instrument used in medieval Iceland.
- A saga is a story of events in history in Old Norse or Old Icelandic ✓
- A saga is a type of Old Norse or Old Icelandic dance.
- A saga is a traditional Icelandic dish made with fish and potatoes.
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Exit quiz
- Match the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom to the correct location.
- East Anglia⇔an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the east of England ✓
- Northumbria⇔an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northeastern England ✓
- Mercia⇔an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is the Midlands in England today ✓
- Wessex⇔an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of England ✓
- Complete the sentence: A ______ is a person who does not belong to a widely held religion.
- 'heathen' ✓
- True or false: Viking raids increased in number throughout the 800s CE, and by 850 they had begun to make winter camps in Britain.
- True ✓
- False
- Which statements about The Great Heathen Army are correct?
- They were the biggest Viking army ever to have come to Britain. ✓
- They first travelled to south to Wessex.
- They landed on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. ✓
- They wanted to join forces with the Anglo-Saxons
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- When did The Great Heathen Army invade and capture York?
- 1st November 866 CE ✓
- 1st November 966 CE
- 1st November 868 CE
- 1st November 969 CE
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- Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom bribed the Vikings not to attack them?
- Wessex
- Northumbria
- East Anglia
- Mercia ✓
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Key learning points
- Viking raids increased in number throughout the 800s CE, and by 850 they had begun to make winter camps in Britain.
- In 865 CE, the biggest Viking army ever to have come to Britain arrived in East Anglia: The Great Heathen Army.
- By 869, the Vikings had won key battles against Northumbria and East Anglia while Mercia had bribed them not to attack.
- Only Wessex, which controlled most of southern Britain, remained in resistance to the Vikings.
Common misconception
Pupils may not understand that Britain was formed of separate Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
At this time, Britain was formed of four separate kingdoms: East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex.
Keywords
Heathen - a heathen is a person who does not belong to a widely held religion
East anglia - East Anglia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the east of England
Northumbria - Northumbria was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northeastern England
Mercia - Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is the Midlands in England today
Wessex - Wessex was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of England
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