Vikings & Anglo-Saxons Review Game

Where did the Vikings originally settle?

• Present day countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway

• Present day countries of England, France, and Italy

• Present day countries of Canada, the US, and Mexico

• Present day countries of Spain, Portugal, and Germany

What does the word Viking mean?

• to sail

• to raid

• to see

• to conquer

What was a major reason for the end of the Viking age?

• The Byzantine Empire conquered the land and took over all control, removing Viking influence from the area.

• The Roman Empire become popular again and ruled throughout all of Europe.

• The Muslim invasions occurred and spread throughout all of Europe.

• The coming of Christianity because Christianity caused the Vikings to become more and more a part of mainland Europe.

What were the Vikings most famous for?

• The songs they sang when they conquered lands

• The kind way they treated the slaves

• The Longships they made for exploration and raiding

• The parties they threw in celebration for military victories

What are the three main groups of people who eventually became known as the Anglo-Saxons?

• The Saxons, the Angles, and the Jutes

• The Brits, the Franks, and the Mayans

• The Reds, Whites, and Blues

• The Romans, Greeks, and Muslims

In the early Middle Ages, which Anglo-Saxon Kingdom housed the king of all of England?

• The Kingdom of Hyrule

• The Kingdom of Scandinavia

• The Kingdom of Byzantine

• The Kingdom of Wessex

Where did the Danes come from and which English Kingdom did they attack?

• The Danes came from Denmark and they attacked the Kingdom of Wessex

• The Danes came from Norway and attacked the Kingdom of Spain

• The Danes came from Ireland and attacked the Kingdom of Rome

• The Danes came from the Arabian Peninsula and attacked the Kingdom of Normandy

When was Alfred crowned King?

• After he invaded France

• After his father died

• After the deaths of his four older brothers

• After he conquered the kingdom

When Alfred the Great finally defeated the Vikings and took back his stronghold what did he make the Vikings do?

• Sail towards the Pacific Ocean

• Sail across the sea and invade the Americas

• Convert to Islam

• Convert to Christianity

How did Alfred the Great establish peace with the Danes?

• He negotiated a treaty where the Danes got the north and east and Saxons ruled the south and the west.

• He asked the Danes nicely to go back and they agreed.

• He was never able to establish peace with the Danes.

• He forced them to make peace by threatening them