Junior History Book 3 Answers

Junior History Book 3 Answers
The following pages include a suggested set of answers to Junior History

Book 3 by Fiona Macdonald (ISBN-13: 9781902984995) which is available
from Galore Park Publishing at www.galorepark.co.uk
Also included is a suggested mark scheme.
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Chapter 1 Total 30 marks
Exercise 1.1
1. The British Isles were divided into over 20 different kingdoms. (1)
2. Before the Romans arrived, the British spoke Celtic languages. (1)
3. The Romans first invaded Britain in 55 BC and 54 BC. (1)
4. The third army of Romans landed at Rutupiae (now Richborough in
Kent) (1)
5. Claudius sent 40,000 soldiers to Britain in 43 AD. (1)
6. Boudicca was the queen of the Iceni tribe. She rebelled in 60–61 AD. (1)
7. General Julius Agricola led armies into Scotland in 79 AD. (1)
8. The Romans won the Battle of Mons Graupius in 84 AD. (1)
Total 8 marks
Exercise 1.2
1. Before the Roman invasion, British warriors had helped the Gauls to
fight against the Romans (1)
2. Julius Caesar led the first Roman invasion of the British Isles in
55 BC. (2)
3. The ships carrying the first invading Roman army’s horses were
wrecked in a storm. (1)
4. King Cassivellaunus led the British tribes to fight against the
second Roman invasion in 54 BC. (1)
5. The emperor Claudius brought war-elephants with him to the
British Isles. (1)
6. After fighting the Romans, King Caratacus escaped to northern
England. (2)
7. Boudicca’s army burned the city of Londinium in 60 BC. (1)
8. The Romans retreated from Scotland because of the harsh
conditions there. (1)
Total 10 marks
Exercise 1.3
1. A Gaul was a member of a Celtic tribe in France. (1)

2. A client king was a non-Roman ruler who helped the Romans. (1)
3. A standard-bearer carried a legion’s standard in battle. (1)
4. Standing in close ranks means to stand closely side-by-side. (1)
5. A hill fort was a hilltop surrounded by ditches or earth ramparts. (1)
6. Londinium was the Roman name for London. (1)
Total 6 marks
Exercise 1.4
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1. Both sources agree that Caesar had a keen expression in his eyes and
‘scanty’ hair, which he combed forwards. (2)
2. The statue shows us exactly what Caesar’s face looked like, whereas
the written source cannot give us the full picture. (2)
3. Suetonius gives us information about Caesar’s health and nightmares,
his height, and eye colour that we cannot get from the statue. (2)
Total 6 marks
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Exercise 2.1
1. There were around 55,000 soldiers in Britannia in 150 AD. (1)

2. The soldiers came from Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg,
northern France, Syria, Spain, North Africa and Bulgaria. (3)
3. Soldiers typically carried a water flask, cooking pot, salt, several days’
rations of dried grain, weapons, armour, cloak and a bag containing
personal items. (3)
4. The soldiers lived in camps and forts. (1)
5. Hadrian’s Wall is about 117 km long. (1)
6. Londinium (London) and Camulodunum (Colchester) were the two
capitals of Britannia. (2)
7. The Governor was the head of the Roman government in Britannia. (1)
8. Roman towns were kept safe at night by walls and gates. (1)
9. Romans worshipped the goddess Sulis Minerva at Bath (or the
goddesses Sulis and Minerva). (1)
10. St Alban sheltered a Christan priest and is thus a protector of
Christianity. (1)
Total 15 marks
Exercise 2.2
1. About three or four million people lived in Roman Britannia. (2)

2. Roman legionary soldiers served in the army for twenty or
twenty-five years. (2)
3. The Romans spoke and wrote in a language called Latin. (1)
4. Roman people might be free, or slaves, or freed men and women. (1)
5. The Romans built towns because they thought life was more civilised
there. (1)
6. Retired Roman soldiers lived in towns called coloniae. (1)
7. The head of Roman government tax collecting in Britain was called
the Procurator. (1)
8. Peregrini were people who were not Roman citizens. (1)
9. The Roman soldiers’ god, Mithras, came from Persia. (1)
10. Nodens was the Celtic god of thunder. (1)
Total 12 marks
Exercise 2.3
1. A legionary was a soldier in the Roman army who was a Roman

citizen. (1)
2. An auxiliary was a soldier in the Roman army who was not a Roman
citizen. (1)
3. A contubernium was a group of eight soldiers who shared a tent. (1)
4. A mint is a workshop or factory where coins are made. (1)
5. Propaganda refers to a political message designed to prove a point of
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view. (1)
6. The forum was an open-air meeting and market place. (1)
7. The basilica was the town hall, with government offices and law
courts. (1)
8. Someone who is martyred is killed for their faith or religion. (1)
Total 8 marks
Exercise 2.4
1. Any from the following: troop movements; lists of soldiers’ food;

invitations; soldiers’ warm clothing; the personal feelings of soldiers
and Roman families living in forts. (2)
2. Answers will vary. For top marks, pupils should refer to the
conditions at Vindolanda, the duties they undertake there, how a
typical day pans out and some opinions of likes and dislikes about the
fort or Britannia as a whole. Reference to the sources discussed in
the pupils’ book should be rewarded. (8)
Total 10 marks
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Exercise 3.1
1. Celtic kings and queens had to protect their kingdoms, command

armies in battle, uphold the law and inspire, reward and unite fighting
men by lavish hospitality and rich gifts (of jewellery and weapons). (3)
2. Celtic warriors rode into battle on chariots, then leapt off and fought
on foot. (2)
3. The main crops grown by Celtic farmers were wheat, oats and barley. (2)
4. Women wore long loose dresses, sleeveless tunics and shawls. Men
wore cloaks, tunics and trousers. Men and women wore jewellery,
and loved bright patterns on their clothes. Rich people wore flat
leather shoes tied with long laces. (3)
5. We don’t know a lot about Celtic religion because the Celts did not
keep written records describing it. (1)
6. ‘Client’ kings and queens, and people from Celtic tribes that were
friendly towards the Romans, lived in Roman style in villas. (2)
7. A vicus was a village next to a Roman fort. Celtic farmers, traders,
workers, brewers and bakers lived there, as well as the ‘unofficial’
Celtic wives of Roman soldiers and their children. (3)
8. The Romans thought that Druids threatened Roman power. Druids
were respected and feared and were trusted advisors to the Celts. (2)
9. ‘Romano-British’ culture developed in any place where Celts and
Romans lived side by side, such as a town, a villa or a vicus. (1)
10. We know what Celts looked like from images on Roman carvings and
coins. (1)
Total 20 marks
Exercise 3.2
1. Romans thought some Celtic kings and queens looked terrifying. (1)
2. Celtic warriors liked to boast about their bravery. (1)
3. The Celts collected the heads from dead enemy warriors. (1)
4. Celtic warriors who grew too fat were fined. (1)
5. Most Celtic families lived in the countryside and were farmers. (2)
6. Celtic craftworkers were very skilled at [any from among:]
metalwork, pottery, jewellery, leatherwork, spinning,
weaving or dyeing. (2)
7. In dangerous times, Celts sometimes sacrificed humans to their
gods. (1)
8. Celtic brewers set up taverns in which the Roman soldiers could
drink. (1)
Total 10 marks
Exercise 3.3
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1. The champion’s portion was the best piece of meat at a feast, offered
to the bravest Celtic warrior. (1)
2. Battle trophies were goods captured in war and put on display. (1)
3. Chain mail was armour made of linked metal rings. (1)
4. Torcs were heavy neck-bands worn by Celts. (1)
5. Brochs were tall stone towers where Celtic people sheltered from
their enemies. (1)
6. Crannogs were shelters built on artificial islands in a lake. (1)
7. Curing was the cleaning and preserving of animal skins. (1)
8. A loom is a wooden frame used for weaving cloth. (1)
9. A druid was a Celtic religious leader or priest. (1)
10. A bard was a Celtic poet. (1)
Total 10 marks
Exercise 3.4
1. The statue is rough, damaged, very simple and lacks any words or
details that might tell us more. From looking at it, we can’t find out
precisely when, where or why it was made, or who made it. We
don’t know know which goddess it represents. The poem was
written by a Roman who did not know much about or understand
Celtic religion. We do not know whether it is an eye-witness
description, based on heresay, or done from imagination. The poet’s
language shows that he regards the Celts as ‘savage’ and their religion
as ‘hideous’. He is therefore not an impartial observer. (6)
2. The poem tells us that Celts made wooden statues of gods and
goddesses, and where and how they worshipped them. (2)
3. Without it, we might not have known what the statue represents. It
helps us understand why the poet might be critical of the Celts: the
statue is rough and simple, when compared with elaborate Roman art. (2)
Total 10 marks
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Exercise 4.1
1. Roman-ruled Britannia was attacked by Celtic tribes (Picts and Scots)

from north of Hadrian’s Wall, and Saxons from Denmark, the
Netherlands, Germany and south Sweden. (3)
2. Roman power in Britannia ended in 410 AD. (1)
3. Ambrosius Aurelianus was the greatest early British king that we
know about. (1)
4. London became a ruin in around 450 AD. (1)
5. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are all derived from Saxon
names. (3)
6. The Saxons worshipped Nerthus the Earth-mother, Freya the goddess
of love, Thunor the god of storms, Tiw the god of the sky, Woden
the lord of battles and magic (and others). (3)
7. Bede was a Saxon monk who wrote a history of Britain in 731 AD. (1)
8. Archaeologists look for patches of dark soil, that contain the rotten
remains of wooden posts that once formed part of a building or other
structure. (2)
Total 15 marks
Exercise 4.2
1. The Romans built forts to defend the Saxon Shore against raiders. (1)
2. Most people living in Britain in 410 AD were Britons descended
from Celtic tribes. (2)
3. Famous British hero, King Arthur, might never have existed! (1)
4. Saxon women had the right to own land and goods. (2)
5. We know about Saxon weapons and jewellery because they were
buried in graves. (2)
6. Eostre was the Saxon goddess of spring. (1)
Total 9 marks
Exercise 4.3
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1. Saxons were invaders from Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and

south Sweden. (2)
2. Mercenaries are soldiers who fight for anyone who will pay them. (1)
3. Rectangular describes a shape with four right-angled corners. (1)
4. Cowherds and goatherds are workers who look after cows and goats. (1)
5. A foreseter is a worker who cares for woodlands and trees. (1)
6. Thanes were rich chiefs who led armies in battle. (1)
7. Ceorls were free men who owned land and were often craftsmen or
traders. (1)
8. Elephant-ivory is a hard, shiny, white substance that came from
polished elephant tusks. (1)
9. Bartered goods are those which are swapped for something else. (1)
10. Boars are male pigs. (1)
Total 11 marks
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Exercise 5.1
1. The Romans first brought the Christian faith to the British Isles. (1)
2. After 410 AD, Christian beliefs survived in towns, villas and the
countryside of the western and northern British Isles. (2)
3. St Patrick preached in Ireland. (1)
4. Pope Gregory sent missionaries from Rome to Kent. (1)
5. King Ethelbert of Kent was the first Christian Saxon king in the British
Isles. (1)
6. About 600 people lived in the monasteries at Jarrow and
Monkwearmouth. (1)
7. Monks wrote in Latin. (1)
8. The Christian texts were decorated to show respect and reverence. (2)
Total 10 marks
Exercise 5.2
1. After 410 AD, some parts of the north and west of the British Isles
were still ruled by Britons. (2)
2. Monks in Ireland liked to live in wild, remote places, to be ‘alone
with God’. (2)
3. St Columba set up a monastery on the island of Iona. (1)
4. King Oswald of Northumbria asked monks to build a new monastery,
at Lindisfarne. (1)
5. St Cuthbert was the most famous northern missionary. (1)
6. Some ordinary people chose to become Christians. Others were
forced to change their faith by kings. (1)
7. Kings helped the Church by protecting monks and nuns, and paying
for churches and monasteries. (2)
8. Church leaders helped kings by serving as royal advisors. (2)
Total 12 marks
Exercise 5.3
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1. To Saxon-era Christians, ‘pagan’ meant worshipping non-Christian

gods or spirits. (1)
2. Missionaries are religious teachers who encourage others to follow
their own faith. (1)
3. To baptise is to administer a sacrament in which people become
Christian. (1)
4. The altar is a holy table in a Christian church. (1)
5. The Gospel refers to the four descriptions of Jesus’s life said to have
been written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. (1)
6. A monastery is a place where a community of monks or nuns lives.
[Technically nuns are properly ‘female religious’ or female monastics’.] (1)
7. Manuscripts are books or documents written, and sometimes
illustrated, by hand. (1)
8. Clerks were monks who worked as secretaries for Christian kings. (1)
Total 8 marks
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Exercise 6.1
1. There were seven strong kingdoms in the British Isles around

600 AD. (1)
2. A Saxon prince had to prove that he was a good fighter, who could
win riches and respect, and give generous rewards to his followers. (3)
3. In order to stay in power, kings had to win battles, uphold law and
order, and organise and pay for useful community projects. (2)
4. At Sutton Hoo was buried a Saxon ship containing a dead king
(Redwald of East Anglia) and many treasures (helmet, sword, shield,
jewellery, silver bowls and spoons, ceremonial whetstone, gold coins). (2)
5. Northumbria was the largest Saxon kingdom in the British Isles. (1)
6. Saxon kings held feasts in royal halls. (1)
7. Offa ordered the dyke built to defend his kingdom of Mercia from
attack from the Welsh. (1)
8. Vikings from Denmark attacked Wessex in 836 AD. (1)
Total 12 marks
Exercise 6.2
1. A Saxon kingdom’s power depended on the fighting strength and

leadership skills of its ruler. (4)
2. Saxon kings rewarded their followers with gifts of land, weapons
and jewellery. (3)
3. In Saxon times, crimes were punished according to the victim’s rank. (1)
4. Saxon kings made new laws to help control their kingdoms. (1)
5. King Redwald was buried at Sutton Hoo. The ruling family he
belonged to originally came from Sweden. (1)
6. The kingdom of Northumbria was formed when the Saxon king of
Bernicia conquered the neighbouring kingdom of Deira. (2)
7. King Penda of Mercia killed two Northumbrian kings, named Edwin
and Oswald. (2)
8. King Offa of Mercia’s silver coins were stamped with his portrait. (1)
Total 15 marks
Exercise 6.3
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1. Bretwalda means ‘overlord’ or ‘high king’, and referred to the most

powerful king in the British Isles. (2)
2. Wergild, meaning ‘man-price’, was the price paid to a victim’s family
by his murderer. (2)
3. A blood feud was a quarrel between families, in which people on both
sides were killed for revenge. (2)
4. A whetstone is a stone used for sharpening swords or other sharp
blades. (1)
5. The moot was a village assembly where local issues were discussed. (1)
Total 8 marks
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Exercise 7.1
1. Alfred is famous because he defended Wessex and other south Saxon

kingdoms from Viking attack. (1)
2. The kings of Wessex relied on a council of wise men and Church
leaders. (1)
3. The first Viking attack on Wessex was in 789 AD. (1)
4. The Viking raiders wanted loot, or treasure. (1)
5. Alfred was 21 when he became king and 50 when he died. (2)
6. Guthrum’s army was defeated by Alfred at the Battle of Edington. (1)
7. It was agreed that Guthrum and his army would leave Wessex, and
that Guthrum would leave Viking hostages with Alfred. In addition
Guthrum agreed to become a Christian. (3)
8. Alfred learnt Latin to become better educated and to find out more
about the Christian faith. (2)
Total 12 marks
Exercise 7.2
1. Alfred was the first king to call himself King of all the English. (2)
2. Vikings looted the great monastery at Lindisfarne in 793 AD. (1)
3. Viking attacked in fast warships. (1)
4. King Arthur hid from Viking invaders at Athelney. (1)
5. The story of Alfred and the cakes is probably not true. (1)
6. In 878 AD, Alfred’s army surrounded the Vikings in their fortress at
Edington for fourteen days until the Vikings gave up. (3)
7. Alfred reorganised his army and built new towns called burhs. (1)
8. Alfred believed that the Viking attacks were a punishment sent by
God. (1)
9. Alfred wanted all the free-born young men in English to learn to
read. (1)
10. Alfred’s son Edward the Elder and his daughter Ethelflaed
continued his fight against the Vikings. (3)
Total 15 marks
Exercise 7.3
1. A will is a document giving instructions for the pasing on of a person’s

goods and land after they have died. (1)
2. A Viking was a seafaring raider from the lands now known as Norway,
Sweden and Denmark. (1)
3. Something indestructible cannot be destroyed. (1)
4. Incessantly means ‘without ceasing’. (1)
5. A chronicler was a person who made a written record of events over
time. (1)
6. The Great Army was made up of Viking war-bands that joined
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together in 865 AD to create a formidable fighting force. (1)

7. Divine will is God’s will. (1)
8. The Danelaw referred to the north-eastern region of England that
was ruled by Vikings from 886 AD. The remaining part of England
(Wessex, Kent and south-west Mercia) was ruled by King Alfred and
his descendants. (1)
9. A burh was a fortress town, built on the orders of King Alfred. (1)
10. Jarls were Viking war-lords or nobles. (1)
Total 10 marks
Exercise 7.4
1. (Source A) A new terror has arrived in Britain; the attackers are

pagans; attack from the sea was unexpected; St Cuthbert’s church has
been robbed of its ornaments; many of St Cuthbert’s priests have
been harmed.
(Source B) There were unexpected whirlwinds and lightning; people
were very frightened by the unusual weather; non-Christians attacked
the church on Lindisfarne; their attacks were fierce; the attackers
robbed the church and killed people there. (4)
2. From among:
(1) Britain is a lovely land; there had never been such terror in
Britain; attacks from the sea were not thought possible.
(2) the unusual weather was a warning; the attack on Lindisfarne
church was ‘miserable’ (sinful and tragic). (4)
3. (1) Today we know that people had been living in the British Isles for
more than 350 years before the Vikings attacked.
(3) Most people today don’t believe in ‘dire portents’ or ‘fiery
dragons’. (2)
4. Both texts are useful. They both report the situation as extreme.
Both use harsh, brutal words, such as ‘spattered with blood’ or
‘slaughtered’, to describe the attack on the Church and its priests,
and emotive words, such as ‘despoiled’ and ‘ravages’, to condemn the
attackers and express a sense of outrage. Source (A) uses simple
language to report that people experienced unprecedented terror;
Source (B) uses vivid, graphic imagery to convey a similar sense of
fear. For this reason, it will probably have the greater impact on most
readers. (3)
Total 13 marks
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Exercise 8.1
1. The Viking homelands were in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. (3)

2. Viking traders travelled to Russia and Byzantium (or Istanbul). (2)
3. Viking settled in the British Isles from around 850 AD to 1000 AD. (1)
4. Viking place names tell us where Viking settlers once lived, or gave
names to the landscape around them. (1)
5. Vikings from Norway settled around the northern and western
coasts of the British Isles, including Ireland. Vikings from Denmark
settled in the Danelaw, and on the north-west coast of France. (2)
6. Jorvik (now called York) is the most famous Viking town in the
British Isles. (1)
7. Archaeologists have discovered remains of Viking houses and over
15,000 Viking objects, including coins, jewellery, pottery, amber,
bones, antlers, metalwork, leatherwork, woodcarvings, clothing and
walrus tusks. (2)
8. Vikings in the north and west of the British Isles continued to live in
much the same way as they had done in their homelands, as farmers
and fishermen. They built separate farmsteads, and houses in Viking
style. Vikings in the south and east took over Saxon estates and the
people living on them; they lived in mixed communities, and lived and
worked in towns. South-eastern Vikings also adopted Christianity at
an earlier date (around 1000 AD) than north-western Vikings (some
of whom worshipped traditional Viking gods until around 1200). (3)
Total 15 marks
Exercise 8.2
1. Viking raiders took gold, coins, weapons and slaves from the British
Isles and lands throughout Europe. (3)
2. In the Danelaw, Vikings and Saxons lived by farming and trading. (2)
3. Viking raids encouraged Saxon people to build and live in new burhs. (1)
4. Viking houses in towns were built of timber. (1)
5. Viking farmers grew wheat to make bread and oats to make
porridge. (2)
6. Viking women wore long dresses and pinafores. (1)
7. Saturday was bath day for Viking settlers. (1)
8. There is still some Viking English being spoken today. (1)
Total 12 marks
Exercise 8.3
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1. Seafarers are people who make their living by going to sea. (1)
2. Rus were Vikings from Sweden who traded and sometimes settled in
Russia. (1)
3. Normandy is an area of land in north-western France where Vikings
settled. (1)
4. Middens were rubbish tips. (1)
5. Flax is a tall, slender plant with blue flowers. (1)
6. Linen cloth is the fabric woven from the stems of flax plants. (1)
7. Antlers are hard, bone-like, branching growths on the heads of male
deer. The Vikings cut and polished antler to make pins, combs and
other items. (2)
8. Jorvik was the most important Viking town in England, and a centre
of craft, trade and government. It is now known as York. (2)
9. Walrus tusks are very large teeth from a walrus (a sea mammal). The
outer layer was used by Vikings as a kind of ivory. (1)
10. Amber is the fossilised resin from pine trees. It was found in Viking
lands, around the shores of the Baltic Sea. (2)
Total 13 marks
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Exercise 9.1
1. Danish kings led the new troops of Viking raiders. (1)

2. The Vikings from Dublin wanted to attack Jorvik (York) and northern
England. (1)
3. At the Battle of Brunanburh, Athelstan fought the Scots, Britons from
Strathclyde, and the Vikings. (3)
4. Edmund died when he rode to help his palace steward, who was
being attacked by an outlaw. (2)
5. Erik Bloodaxe was an ex-king of Norway, and fierce warrior. (1)
6. Northumbria agreed to be part of England in 954 AD. (1)
7. Edgar called St Dunstan back to England from exile, and made
ordinary people give one-tenth of their produce to the Church. (2)
8. Ethelred paid off the Viking invaders with Danegeld. (1)
Total 12 marks
Exercise 9.2
1. The new Viking invaders attacked Jorvik, Maldon and northern

England. (4)
2. To fight Viking invaders, Saxon kings also had to win control of
England. (1)
3. King Athelstan forced the kings of the Scots, Strathclyde and
Bamburgh to accept him as overlord, and made the Welsh princes
pay tribute. (4)
4. Erik Bloodaxe captured York in 947 AD, but was driven out by
Northumbrians and then killed by King Eadred’s armies. (3)
5. King Edgar used well-educated Church leaders to help him rule
England. He also asked powerful people in each region for advice
and their opinions. (3)
6. King Edgar was crowned and anointed in a splendid ceremony. (2)
7. Dunstan and other Church leaders made monks and nuns lead pure,
holy lives, full of hard work and prayer. (2)
8. King Ethelred learned that paying Danegeld encouraged Viking raids. (1)
Total 20 marks
Exercise 9.3
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1. Tribute referred to goods paid as a tax. (1)

2. Hawks are captive birds of prey, trained to hunt smaller birds. (1)
3. A host was another name for an army. (1)
4. A steward was a palace manager. (1)
5. Shires were administrative divisions of England, and the forerunners
of modern counties. (1)
6. Moneyers were craftworkers who made coins. (1)
7. Dies were the carved patterns used to make coins. (1)
8. Parishes referred to the areas around local churches, with religious
rights and responsibilites. (2)
9. Privileges are exclusive rights and opportunities. (1)
10. Someone who is anointed is blessed with holy oil. (1)
11. Danegeld was the money paid to the Vikings to stop them attacking
England. (1)
12. A corrupt person misuses his position dishonestly. (1)
Total 13 marks
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Exercise 10.1
1. There were eight kings of England between 1016 and 1066: Ethelred
the Unready, Edmund Ironside, Cnut, Harold Harefoot, Harthacnut,
Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror. (8)
2. Edwy was murdered in 1017 to stop Edwy’s supporters attacking him
and challenging his right to rule. (2)
3. Cnut’s and Aelfgifu’s children were named Harold Harefoot and Svein.
Cnut’s eldest son with Emma was named Harthacnut. (2)
4. Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut were the next two kings after
Cnut’s death. (2)
5. Harthacnut promised his kingdom to Magnus of Norway. (1)
6. Edward the Confessor was chosen as king by the Witan because his
father was English. (1)
7. The Godwin family was the most powerful family in England by 1056. (1)
8. Harold Godwinson was the one of Godwin’s sons to become king. (1)
9. Harald Hardrada fought the battles of Fulford Gate and Stamford
Bridge. (1)
10. The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14th October 1066. (1)
Total 20 marks
Exercise 10.2
1. King Edmund Ironside ruled only one part of England, called Wessex. (1)
2. Queen Emma had two husbands. The first was King Ethelred. The
second was King Cnut. (2)
3. King Cnut joined England and Denmark in his empire. He fought to
add Norway, as well. (2)
4. King Harthacnut was too busy fighting to come to England in 1035. (1)
5. Lady Aelfgifu took control of England while her son Harold was
king. (2)
6. King Edward the Confessor liked to spend his time praying and
studying. (2)
7. In 1051, Edward the Confessor named the Duke William of
Normandy as his heir. Later, he may also have named Edgar the
Atheling and Harold Godwinson. (4)
8. In 1064 or 1065, Harold Godwinson went to Normandy and
promised loyalty to Duke William. (2)
Total 16 marks
Exercise 10.3
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1. An Archbishop is a senior churchman, and the leader of the Church

in a province (administrative division of the Roman Catholic Church). (2)
2. A sermon is a short speech with a Christian message. (1)
3. The Witan was the council of wise men who advised the kings of
England. (2)
4. An earl is a royal deputy (a modern English version of ‘Earldorman’) (1)
5. An heir is a person who inherits land, goods or other property from
someone who has died. (2)
6. A person who is outlawed is banned from taking part in normal,
law-abiding, society, and deprived of all legal rights. Usually, an
outlawed person ran away as soon as they could, or else went into
hiding. (3)
7. An earldom is the large area of land controlled by an earl. (1)
8. Allies are different groups of people who have agreed to fight on the
same side in times of conflict. (2)
Total 14 marks
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Also included is a suggested mark scheme.

Chapter 1 Total 30 marks

1. A Gaul was a member of a Celtic tribe in France. (1)

Chapter 2 Total 45 marks

1. There were around 55,000 soldiers in Britannia in 150 AD. (1)

1. About three or four million people lived in Roman Britannia. (2)

1. A legionary was a soldier in the Roman army who was a Roman

1. Any from the following: troop movements; lists of soldiers’ food;

Chapter 3 Total 50 marks

1. Celtic kings and queens had to protect their kingdoms, command

Chapter 4 Total 35 marks

1. Roman-ruled Britannia was attacked by Celtic tribes (Picts and Scots)

1. Saxons were invaders from Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and

Chapter 5 Total 30 marks

1. To Saxon-era Christians, ‘pagan’ meant worshipping non-Christian

Chapter 6 Total 35 marks

1. There were seven strong kingdoms in the British Isles around

1. A Saxon kingdom’s power depended on the fighting strength and

1. Bretwalda means ‘overlord’ or ‘high king’, and referred to the most

Chapter 7 Total 50 marks

1. Alfred is famous because he defended Wessex and other south Saxon

1. A will is a document giving instructions for the pasing on of a person’s

together in 865 AD to create a formidable fighting force. (1)

1. (Source A) A new terror has arrived in Britain; the attackers are

Chapter 8 Total 40 marks

1. The Viking homelands were in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. (3)

Chapter 9 Total 45 marks

1. Danish kings led the new troops of Viking raiders. (1)

1. The new Viking invaders attacked Jorvik, Maldon and northern

1. Tribute referred to goods paid as a tax. (1)

Chapter 10 Total 50 marks

1. An Archbishop is a senior churchman, and the leader of the Church

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