ANGLO-SAXON CONQUEST (450-1066)

When did the Anglo-Saxon period begin?

• A. 449

• B. 613

• C. 787

• D. 1066

Which tribe made the first important Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain around 449?

• A. Saxons

• B. Angles

• C. Jutes

• D. Danes

Which kingdom was formed by the Angles?

• A. Kent

• B. Sussex

• C. Mercia

• D. Wessex

Who was the king of Wessex who first achieved real unity among the Anglo-Saxons?

• A. Offa

• B. Egbert

• C. Alfred the Great

• D. Athelstan

Which king restored the native dynasty in 1042?

• A. Knut (Canute)

• B. Edward the Confessor

• C. Edred

• D. Ethelred the Unready

The Jutes occupied the region known as Sussex.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Saxons settled to the south and west of London.

• TRUE

• FALSE

King Athelstan united England under one rule in 937.

 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Name the three dominant Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that emerged after the initial invasions.

Who conquered England in 1066, ending six centuries of Anglo-Saxon dominance?