Retrieval Week 1 - Vikings

Primary and secondary sources both provide evidence about history.

• True

• False

A ​ (a)   source is created at the time of the event.

A ​ (b)   source is created after the event when looking back at information or stories told.

• primary
• secondary

Put the following in chronological order:

• Vikings

• Romans

• Saxons

• Stoneage

What date did the Viking invasion of Lindisfarne occur?

• 8th June 793 AD

• 8th June 793 BC

• 8th June 1793 AD

• 8th June 1793 BC

Why did the Vikings choose to raid monasteries like Lindisfarne?

• To find new homes

• For wealth and resources

• To make friends

• To learn new languages

What did the Vikings do when they raided the monastery at Lindisfarne?

• They peacefully traded goods with the monks.

• They stole treasures, destroyed buildings, and attacked the monks.

• They built a new settlement and lived alongside the monks.

• They helped the monks copy religious texts.