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KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER: BOOK 1, UNIT 1, ‘ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND’ Flashcards

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In what year did the Roman army abandon Britain?

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410 AD

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What was the dominant population of Britain before the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons?

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Celts

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What country did the Anglo-Saxons come from?

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Germany

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What major skill did the Romans have, but the Anglo-Saxons lack, which means there is little evidence from this period?

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Ability to read and write (literacy)

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What term is sometimes used to describe the years that followed the fall of the Roman Empire?

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Dark Ages

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In what sort of communities did the early Anglo-Saxons choose to live?

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Villages and small farming communities

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What object, which signified power and wealth, did the Anglo-Saxons use to fasten their clothing?

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Gold brooch

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Which Anglo-Saxon ship burial site from the 7th century was found in 1939?

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Sutton Hoo

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What was the most famous object to be found in this 7th century ship burial?

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Helmet

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What do you call someone who examines objects and locations from the past, often through excavation?

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Archaeologist

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Name three of the kingdoms that made up Anglo-Saxon Britain?

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(three from) Sussex, Wessex, Essex, Kent, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria

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Which two counties in England are named after the Anglo-Saxon for northern and southern ‘people’?

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Norfolk and Suffolk

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What term is used to describe someone who believes in many different gods?

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Pagan

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From where do four of the English days of the week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, get their names?

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Anglo-Saxon Gods

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Who converted the Anglo-Saxon King of Kent to Christianity and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

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Augustine

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What country did the monk Aiden, who brought Christianity to Northumbria, come from?

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Ireland

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What are the richly decorated religious manuscripts from the medieval period called?

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Illumination

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What material, made from the skin of sheep and calves, was used for manuscripts before the invention of paper?

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Vellum

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Which English monk completed the first history of England in 731?

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Bede

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Which king of Mercia built a 149-mile long earthwork between England and Wales?

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King Offa

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Where did one of the first recorded Viking attacks on English soil take place in 793?

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Lindisfarne

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What type of buildings did Viking raiders target for their gold and treasures?

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Monasteries

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What part of Europe did the Vikings originally come from?

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Scandinavia

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What name is given to the Viking ships that combined oars and sails?

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Longboat

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How far east and west did Vikings travel?

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East to Russia, and west to Canada

26
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What was a large sum of money, given to Vikings to prevent further invasions, called?

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Danegeld

27
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What large Viking force invaded and settled England from 865 onwards?

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Great Heathen Army

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What did Viking warriors name their heaven?

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Valhalla

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What city was the centre of Viking power in England?

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Jorvik (York)

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What Viking method for killing their enemies involved ripping out the victim’s lungs?

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Blood Eagle

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Of which Anglo-Saxon kingdom did Alfred the Great become king in 871 AD?

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Wessex

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Which Viking king did Alfred defend his kingdom against, and eventually defeat?

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King Guthrum

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When Alfred went into hiding in Somerset, what was the landscape like?

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Marshes/swamp

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At what battle did Alfred the Great defeat the ‘Great Heathen Army’?

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The Battle of Edington

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What name was given to the territory given over to Viking rule by Alfred?

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Danelaw

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What were the fortified towns that Alfred built across Wessex called?

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Burhs

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What part time Anglo-Saxon army, called to fight at times of war, did Alfred organise?

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Fyrd

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What language did Alfred learn at around the age of 40?

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Latin

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What contemporary record of English history began during Alfred’s reign?

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

40
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In what year did Alfred the Great die?

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899

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Which of Alfred the Great’s children helped to win Mercia back from the Vikings?

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Æthelflæd

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After the death of her husband, what name was given to Alfred the Great’s daughter?

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Lady of the Mercians

43
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Which Anglo-Saxon king unified England as a single country?

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Æthelstan

44
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Victory at what battle in 937 confirmed Anglo-Saxon rule of all England?

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The Battle of Brunanburh

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What name was given to the collection of Anglo-Saxon noblemen and clergymen who advised the king?

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Witan

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What did Anglo-Saxon kings send throughout their kingdom to ensure their rule was followed?

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Royal Charters

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What were the individual counties that the Anglo-Saxons divided England into called?

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Shires

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What noble title did the Anglo-Saxons use to describe the ruler of a county?

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Earl

49
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Which Viking king of England was famously unable to hold back the tide?

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King Canute

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How much money did this Viking king pay to ensure that his own army returned to Denmark?

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£90 000

51
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When did the Roman Army leaves Britain?

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410

52
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When was the Vikings attack the monastery on Lindisfarne?

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793

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When did Alfred the Great die?

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899

54
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When did the Angles and Saxons arrive in England?

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600

55
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When was the invasion of the ‘Great Heathen Army’?

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865

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When was Æthelstan’s victory at the Battle of Brunanburh?

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937

57
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When did Augustine arrive in England?

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597

58
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When was Alfred the Great crowned King of Wessex?

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871

59
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When did the Viking ruler Canute become King of England?

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1016

60
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When did Bede complete the Ecclesiastical History?

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731

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When was Alfred the Great’s victory at the Battle of Edington?

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878

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