Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and the Norman Conquest

What region did the Vikings originally come from?

• Central Europe
• Scandinavia
• British Isles
• Eastern Europe

What does the name 'Viking' mean in Old Norse?

• Seafarer
• Explorer
• Warrior
• Pirate raid

When did the Vikings dominate Northern Europe?

• 300-600 CE
• 500-800 CE
• 700-1100 CE
• 900-1300 CE

What Germanic tribes invaded England after the Romans withdrew?

• Huns, Visigoths, Ostrogoths
• Angles, Saxons, Jutes
• Vandals, Franks, Burgundians
• Lombards, Goths, Vandals

Who united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 870s to defend against Viking conquest?

• King Æthelred
• King Alfred the Great
• King Edward the Confessor
• King Æthelstan

Which Norman duke led the conquest of England in 1066 CE?

• William the Conqueror
• Robert Guiscard
• Richard the Lionheart
• Henry II

Which king was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting royal power for the first time?

• Henry II
• Richard I
• Edward I
• King John

What helped establish the Common Law system in England under Henry II?

• Feudalism
• The Domesday Book
• The Magna Carta
• The Royal Courts

What dynasty began ruling France after Hugh Capet was elected king by nobles in 987 CE?

• Valois
• Bourbon
• Capetian
• Plantagenet

What young woman inspired the French to victory against the English at Orléans during the Hundred Years' War?

• Jeanne d'Arc
• Blanche of Castile
• Isabella of Angoulême
• Eleanor of Aquitaine