Starter quiz
- The largest unit of administration after an earldom is known as a ______.
- 'shire' ✓
- Why might it be problematic for a king to give wide-ranging powers to their earls?
- The earls could use their power to challenge the king. ✓
- It easier for the king rule alone.
- The shire reeves were more suited to having this power.
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- The name for a group of ten households is ______.
- 'tithing' ✓
- Who were the housecarls?
- an advisory council to the king
- elite soldiers who guarded important people ✓
- the people in charge of the tithing
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- How much of the taxes collected by the earls were given to the king?
- two-thirds ✓
- one-third
- one-quarter
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- Which group of people oversaw the social justice system in Anglo Saxon England?
- The earls ✓
- The local people
- the Witan
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Exit quiz
- A senior member of the Christian Church in charge of an area containing several churches is a ______.
- 'bishop' ✓
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
- economy⇔the system of industry making and using the wealth of a country ✓
- burh⇔an Anglo-Saxon fortified town ✓
- piety⇔living in a way that is devoted to religion. ✓
- What important factor contributed to a wealthy economy in Anglo-Saxon England?
- England’s temperate climate was ideal for growing crops and farming livestock. ✓
- The increase in silver coins.
- Stolen money from other countries.
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- Which areas became centres of trade in Anglo Saxon England?
- towns ✓
- coastal areas
- churches
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- Which key rural transformation helped the economy of Anglo Saxon England?
- Village communities becoming closer together ✓
- The growing use of the watermill
- The isolation of farms and houses
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- How much of the land of England did the Church own?
- up to a third of the land ✓
- up to a quarter of the land
- up to an eighth of the land
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Key learning points
- Anglo-Saxon England was a wealthy country.
- Towns became centres of trade.
- Scattered rural settlements developed into closer village economies.
- The Church was an important part of daily life and focused on local Anglo-Saxon saints.
- Local priests were part of the community and often got married.
Common misconception
Church leaders had no role in how Anglo-Saxon England was governed.
Archbishops, bishops and other Church leaders could be part of the Witan, and that meant they were involved in advising the monarch about the government of Anglo-Saxon England.
Keywords
Economy - the economy is the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used
Burh - a burh was a fortified Anglo-Saxon town
Bishop - a bishop is a senior member of the Christian Church in charge of an area containing several churches
Archbishop - an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank who is in charge of churches and other bishops in a particular large area
Piety - piety means living in a way that is devoted to religion
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