Y7 Quiz 2023

Which of these was NOT a tribe that invaded Britain?

• Angles

• Jutes

• Ottomans

• Saxons

Why did the tribes migrate to England?

• Better weather

• Better farmland

• Smaller scale of land

• They were being attacked at their homeland

Which King defended Wessex against the Vikings?

• Cnut

• Offa

• Aethelred the Unready

• Alfred the Great

Who become the most powerful family in England under the reign of King Cnut?

• The Hardrada's

• The Godwinson's

• The Jones'

• The Athelstan's

Which King died without leaving an heir to the throne in 1066?

• Aethelred the Unready

• Athelstand

• Edward the Confessor

• Harold Godwinson

Who was William the Conqueror the leader of?

• Romans

• Anglo-Saxons

• Vikings

• Normans

What did William build across England?

• Motte and Bailey castles

• Motte and Bruning Castles

• Motte and Bailey Homes

• Motte and Bruning Homes

What event consisted of William and his soldiers preventing any more rebellions against his power?

• Harrying of the North

• Harrying of the South

• Harrying of the East

• Harrying of the West

Who was at the bottom of the Feudal System hierarchy?

• Slaves

• Peasants

• King

• The Poor

What did Anglo-Saxon nobles have to do to maintain their position of power under William the Conqueror?

• Work harder

• Complete jobs they wouldn't usually complete

• Swear an oath of loyalty

• Execute an Anglo-Saxon peasant