The Anglo Saxon Period

The Anglo Saxon Period began in what year?

• 449 B.C.

• 1066 A.D.

• 449 A.D.

• 1776

Which tribes invaded from Northern Europe to create Britain?

• Saxons

• Jutes

• Angles

• All of the above.

Who conquered what is now England in 250 B.C. and introduced many advancements.

• The Greeks

• The Romans

• The Anglo Saxons

• The French

Who introduced Christianity to Britain?

• The Gauls

• The Anglo Saxons

• The Jutes

• The Romans

When did Britain become known as England?

• After the Christian king Arthur drove the Saxons out and named in "Angleland."

• After the Romans invaded.

• After the colonies broke away from Great Britain.

• None of the above.

How did most of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes make their living?

• As farmers

• As knights

• As pirates

• As seafaring warriors

Most Anglo Saxons believed that fate controlled their destinies. What did they call it?

• Wyrd

• Druidism

• Polytheism

• None of the above

Which king repelled the Saxons and preserved the Anglo Saxon culture?

• King John

• The Legendary King Arthur

• Alfred the Great

• None of the above

Where is the largest collection of Anglo Saxon documents located?

• The British Museum in London

• Exeter Cathedral in Wessex

• Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury

• None of the above. It was all destroyed.

What was the name of the traveling minstrels?

• Scops

• Bards

• Lyricists

• Poets