The Anglo-Saxons

Question 1

In what year did the Roman army abandon Britain?

Answer 1

410 AD

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Celts

Question 3

What country did the Anglo-Saxons come from?

Answer 3

Germany

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Ability to read and write (literacy)

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Dark Ages

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Villages and small farming communities

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Gold brooch

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Sutton Hoo

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Helmet

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Archaeologist