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King Alfred the Great

King Alfred the Great

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Presentation

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History

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8th Grade

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Hard

Created by

Mrs Phillips

Used 4+ times

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27 Slides • 16 Questions

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There were _ Anglo-Saxon kingdoms before the Great Heathen army invaded.

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Multiple Choice

How many Anglo-Saxon kingdoms do you think were left, six years after the Vikings invaded?

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0

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Multiple Choice

What was the last remaining Anglo-Saxon kingdom called?

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Wessex

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Mercia

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Essex

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Sussex

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Multiple Choice

Why was Alfred not expected to be king?

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His name was too girly

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He was the youngest son

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His father wouldn't let him

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His brother's had him locked up

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Alfred had _ older brothers.

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Multiple Choice

What does Aethel mean?

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king

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lord

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wizard

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prince

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Multiple Choice

In Anglo-Saxon, what does Alfred stand for?

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Dear Friend

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Noble Peace

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Elf Wisdom

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Elf Power

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King Aethelred spent the start of the Battle of Ashford _______.

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Multiple Choice

How many battles had the Wessex army fought against the Vikings between 870 and 871?

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Poll

Which option did you choose?

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Multiple Choice

Which Viking attacked Alfred in 878?

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Ragnar

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Eirik

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Guthrum

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Thorir

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Guthrum and his Vikings attacked Alfred during the festival of _________.

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Multiple Choice

Which island did Alfred escape to?

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Athelney

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Lindisfarne

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Somerset Marshes

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Edington

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Alfred defeated the Vikings at the Battle of ________.

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After the Battle of Edington, what did Guthrum and the Vikings agree to/do?

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Guthrum became Alfred's godson

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Converted to Christianity

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Agreed to stay away for money

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Agreed to stay out of Wessex

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The Vikings agreed to occupy an area of England called the _______.

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