Unit 9 Study Guide

Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

• a group of seafaring, nomadic people from Scandinavia

• a group of Romans who left England in 410 AD

• a group of Germanic people made up of the Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes

• the original inhabitants of the British Isles

How long did the period of Anglo-Saxon England last?

• 450 - 1066 AD

• 33 - 410 AD

• 800 - 1050 AD

• Nobody knows; it's a history mystery

Which famous literary character led the Britons in trying to keep the Anglo-Saxons out of England?

• Sir Beowulf

• King Alfred

• King Arthur

• Sir Davis

What happened at the Battle of Badon Hill?

• Sir Beowulf defeated Grendel, the ruler of the Jutes

• King Alfred defeated Guthrum, the ruler of the Vikings

• the Britons defeated the Saxons (legend says King Arthur led the Britons)

• the Saxons defeated the Britons (legend says Sir Davis led the Saxons)

Where and how did the Anglo-Saxons settle in England?

• They spread out and created small villages.

• They mostly remained on the south coast in cities.

• They spread out and created large urban centers.

• They all settled in what became known as Mercia.

What types of weapons did the Anglo-Saxons use?

• mostly swords and battle-axes

• mostly pocket knives and pepper spray

• mostly pitchforks and long spears

• mostly bows & arrows and spears

Anglo-Saxon warriors mostly fought  __________.

• on horseback

• on foot

• on elephants left behind by the Romans

• on chariots

What were fyrdmen?

• people called upon by the king to fight in the army when needed

• freed slaves who joined the king's professional army

• merchants who traveled the Silk Road for goods

• people called upon to entertain the king

Who declared himself the official first king of the English? Which kingdom was he from?

• King Oswald from Kent

• King Offa from Mercia

• King Owen from North Umbria

• King Offweld from West Anglia

Why did the spread of Mercia’s power stop?

• the Black Death killed the king

• famine and drought forced people to move to other kingdoms

• severe storms flooded the kingdom

• the Viking raids put a stop to the rise of Mercia's power