Crime and Punishment Severn Class

Put these eras of history in order from earliest to latest

Victorian Tudor Romans New Millennium

The laws in Roman Times were called ________

Which one of these is an example of a Roman law?

• Don't cry at a funeral

• Rich can't marry poor

• Stealing a car

• Hacking someone's WIFI

A gladiator is.....

• A Roman soldier

• An Anglo Saxon soldier

• A Roman slave

• A Victorian soldier

Who was in charge of catching criminals during the Anglo Saxon era?

• Villagers

• The police

• A jury

• A tithing

Which of these are examples of Anglo Saxon ordeals?

• Being whipped until you confess

• Walking across hot coals

• Putting your hand in boiling water

• Execution

What was the Wergild (gild means money) system for punishment?

• Beheading

• Walking across hot coals

• Paying an amount to suit your crime

• A wooden barrel you had to wear in the streets

King ________ was in charge of punishment during Tudor times

James I claimed to be an expert in _______

How did they find out if someone was a witch?

• Asked them to do a spell

• Dunked them underwater to see if they drowned

• Beheaded them

• Burned them on a stake