Flashcard on the Heptarchy and Viking Invasions

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What term is used to describe the seven main kingdoms that developed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

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Heptarchy

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Name the seven kingdoms of the Heptarchy

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Essex, Sussex, Wessex, Mercia, Kent, Northumbria, East Anglia

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Which kingdom was ruled by King Alfred the Great?

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Wessex

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What significant event occurred in 793 involving the Vikings?

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The attack on Lindisfarne

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What was one of King Alfred the Great's contributions to history?

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Writing the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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What was a major focus of King Alfred's reforms?

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Military organization

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From which countries did the Vikings originate?

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Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

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What was the primary purpose of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?

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To record the history of England

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Heptarchy: Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Essex, Kent, East Anglia and

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Sussex

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What did the Danes establish in England?

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Establishment of the Danelaw