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Revision 30/11/21 Flashcards

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The Roman Empire ended in what year?

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410 AD

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What was the Eastern part of the Roman Empire called?

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Byzantine empire

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What religion did the Romans bring to England?

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Christianity

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In 500 AD who invaded Britian?

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The Anglo Saxons

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Where did the Anglo saxons come from?

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Northern Europe (germany)

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What religion where the Anglo saxons?

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Pagans - polytheistic

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What does being a pagan mean?

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You belive in many different gods.

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Who did POPE GREGORY I send to convert the anglo saxons to CHRISTIANITY?

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Augustine

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What did monks do?

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Write and record important events and devoted their life to God

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What was 1 monk called who wrote a book?

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Bede

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What was a battle tactic of the Anglo Saxons?

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The shield wall.

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What would family’s recieve is someone died at war?

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A Wargeld

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Who threated the Anglo Saxons?

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The Vikings

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Where were the Vikings from and what language did they speak?

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Scandinavia in northern Europe- they spoke Old Norse

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Where and when was the Vikings first invasion?

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Lindisfarne- 793

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What religion where the Vikings?

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Pagan

17
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Who where the Great Heathen Army?

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The Vikings

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Who had to defend the land against the Great Heathen Army?

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Alfred the great of Wessex

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What was England divided into in the time of the Vikings?

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Wessex and the Danelaw

20
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Who lived in the Danelaw?

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The Vikings

21
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Which king created a succession crisis in 1066 by having no children meaning there was no clear heir to the throne?

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Edward the Confessor

22
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Who where the 4 contendors to the throne?

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Harald Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, Edgar Atheling, William Duke Of Normandy

23
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What was the battle between Hardrada and Godwinson called?

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The Battle of stamford bridge (BOSB)

24
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Who was killed and who won the Battle Of Stamford Bridge?

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Killed- Hardrada

Won- Godwinson

25
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What was the battle between William Duke of Normandy and Harald Godwinson called?

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Battle of hastings (BOH)

26
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Who won and who was killed in the Battle of Hastings?

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Killed- Godwinson

Won- William Duke of Normandy

27
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What defence tactic did Godwinson use in the Battle of hasting? (Anglo Saxon tactic)

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Shield wall

28
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Who did William need for him to be crowned king?

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The Witan

29
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What did William do on the 25th of December 1066 in England?

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Crowned himself King

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