U2 L10: The Battle that Changed History

What was significant about the 7,000 English soldiers standing on Senlac Hill in Hastings, England on October 14, 1066 CE?

• They won a battle 200 miles away but were tired from marching.

• There were more of them than the invading Normans.

• They lived nearby and were able to get to the battle quickly.

• All of the English soldiers were knights.

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What did the English soldiers do at the top of Senlac Hill?

• light many campfires to confuse the Normans

• run from battle

• charge into battle at once

• stand together to form a strong line that could not be broken

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What did William, Duke of Normandy do to win the Battle of Hastings?

• He had his soldiers draw the English out of position by constantly retreating.

• He declared himself the king of England.

• He had his soldiers set fire to the the neighboring villages.

• He had his soldiers charge into the shield wall and immediately began to fight.

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Where did William, Duke of Normandy go to pronounce himself king?

• Seniac Hill

• Normandy

• London

• Hastings

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What did William, Duke of Normandy do when he met resistance at London Bridge?

• He burned London Bridge to the ground.

• He scared lords into surrendering by burning villages.

• He found another way into London.

• He waited for more soldiers to arrive from France.

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What did William do 20 years after he became king?

• take inventory of England’s riches so he could collect taxes

• rebuild London Bridge

• take money from England's rich and give it to the poor

• plan an invasion into another country

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What does the Bayeux Tapestry show?

• how many clerks worked on the Domesday Book

• how King Harold won the Battle of Hastings

• how William the Conquer conquered England

• how the Christian Church began

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What did the Norman Conquest do to the English language?

• change Old English into Modern English by adding Latin words

• change Middle English into Old English by removing French/Latin words

• change Modern English into Middle English by adding French words

• change Old English into Middle English by adding French/Latin words

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Why did the Battle of Hastings take place?

• It was a battle to overthrow the king and put the Serfs in power.

• It was a battle between William and the nobles over land.

• It was a battle between the Church and King Harold for who would rule.

• It was a battle to determine who would be the king of England- Harold or William.

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On page 51, the author states, "Fearing mass destruction, a number of important English lords surrendered and vowed to be loyal to William."

What does the word vowed mean as it is used in the text?

• helped

• promised

• resisted

• stated

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