Starter quiz
- Which group lived in the British Isles in the 8th century?
- the Victorians
- the Anglo-Saxons ✓
- the ancient Britons
- the Georgians
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- Who was considered the most powerful in medieval society?
- peasants
- knights
- bishops
- monarch ✓
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- Which definition best describes the word 'migration'?
- a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people
- a surprise attack
- the movement of people into a new area or country ✓
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- Which of the following groups were Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain?
- Romans
- Vikings ✓
- Normans
- Anglo-Saxons
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- Put the following time periods in chronological order.
- 1⇔Medieval
- 2⇔Early modern
- 3⇔18th and 19th centuries
- 4⇔Modern
- In which century did the Vikings invade England?
- '8th century' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following groups were the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century to the 11th century?
- Romans
- Vikings
- Normans
- Anglo-Saxons ✓
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- Which of the following were push factors for the Vikings?
- England had good farmland and a temperate climate.
- Scandinavia was experiencing overpopulation. ✓
- England was economically rich.
- Scandinavia lacked opportunities for sons to inherit land. ✓
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- Prior to the 8th century, which of the following tribes made up the population of the British Isles?
- Angles ✓
- Vikings
- Jutes ✓
- Picts ✓
- Normans
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- Complete the sentence: In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings which led to the creation of the ...
- 'Danelaw' ✓
- In which battle did King Alfred the Great of Wessex defeat Guthrum of the Great Heathen Army of the Vikings?
- 'The Battle of Edington' ✓
- What happened to the number of Viking raids following the creation of the Danelaw?
- They decreased. ✓
- They stayed the same.
- They increased.
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Key learning points
- Prior to the arrival of the Vikings the British Isles was populated by Germanic tribes - the Anglo-Saxons.
- The Vikings invaded Britain as it was a wealthy country and Scandinavia was overpopulated.
- From the 790s the Vikings took East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria and attempted to take Wessex.
- At the 878 Battle of Edington, King Alfred defeated the Vikings which led to the creation of the Danelaw.
- After the creation of the Danelaw many Vikings settled and the number of raids decreased.
Common misconception
The Vikings were nothing but brutal savages.
Whilst the Viking aptitude for battle is well known, they were also exceptional explorers and traders. Raiding was simply another way for them to gain wealth as opposed to their only way of life.
Keywords
Anglo-saxon - relating to the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century to the Norman Conquest
Migration - the movement of people into a new area or country
Viking - a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain from the late 8th century
Raid - a surprise attack
Danelaw - the area of England in the north and east controlled by the Vikings
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