Anglo Saxons

Why did the Anglo-Saxons leave their own countries to invade England? Select all the correct options.

• With the Romans out of the picture, England was easy to attack.

• England needed its population to expand to the west.

• Their own lands were under attacks from other tribes.

• The soil in England was better for growing crops.

• Floods were frequent in their country.

The Angles and Saxons had never been in Britain during Roman times, before they came to conquer.

• True

• False

The raiders and invaders were called ________ by the Romans.

What did the Anglo-Saxons do when they arrived in Britain?

• They settled in the abandoned Roman cities.

• They were attacked by the Romans and pushed away.

• They settled in the farmland and used the stones of the Roman buildings to build their huts on.

• They conquered the cities and settled in the biggest buildings.

The barbarians were fierce and brutal fighters who could not read or write.

• True

• False

King Vortigern was betrayed by the Picts who were supposed to help him fight the Saxons back.

• True

• False

Hengist and Horsa were the leaders of the Saxons who were "hired" to defend Britain.

• True

• False

The Saxons used the ancient technique of wattle and daub to build their homes.

• True

• False

Where did the lord live?

• In a simple home built on the ground.

• In the hall, which was the biggest building in the village.

• In the biggest Roman building.

• In a small hut made of split tree trunks.

The Anglo-Saxons divided the fields in ______ to grow their crops.