This document contains a 20 question knowledge test about life in Britain before 1066, including questions about the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and early English kingdoms. It tests knowledge of these early civilizations and time periods, as well as important figures like Alfred the Great and Aethelstan.
This document contains a 20 question knowledge test about life in Britain before 1066, including questions about the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and early English kingdoms. It tests knowledge of these early civilizations and time periods, as well as important figures like Alfred the Great and Aethelstan.
This document contains a 20 question knowledge test about life in Britain before 1066, including questions about the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and early English kingdoms. It tests knowledge of these early civilizations and time periods, as well as important figures like Alfred the Great and Aethelstan.
This document contains a 20 question knowledge test about life in Britain before 1066, including questions about the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and early English kingdoms. It tests knowledge of these early civilizations and time periods, as well as important figures like Alfred the Great and Aethelstan.
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Year 7 Knowledge Test: Life before 1066
1. What does BC stand for? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which of these came first: Iron Age, Bronze Age, Stone Age? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What word is used to describe a period of 100 years? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which of these people were the first in Britain: Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Romans, Vikings? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is an Empire? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. When did the Romans leave Britain? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What modern-day country were the Romans from? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why is the Anglo-Saxon period sometimes known as the Dark Ages? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Name a weapon the Anglo-Saxons used. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Who were the Witan? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What was the religion of the Anglo-Saxons after 595AD? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Name the most powerful kingdom in Anglo-Saxon England. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Where did the Vikings come from? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What English city did the Vikings capture in 867? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What was Valhalla? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 16. What is a Golden Age? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Which kingdom did Alfred the Great become King of in 871? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 18. What language did Alfred the Great learn to read and write in? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 19. What was the Fyrd? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 20. Who was Aethelstan? _______________________________________________________________________________________