Knowledge Mat - History - Y6

Fill in the blank: A sudden armed attack against a land, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy's land, is called a _______.

• raids

• siege

• occupation

• invasion

Fill in the blank: The narrow boat used by Vikings to raid along coasts is called a _______.

• longship

• canoe

• gondola

• yacht

Fill in the blank: The name given to the collection of countries: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden is _______.

• Scandinavia

• Baltic States

• Benelux

• Iberian Peninsula

The name given to lands in Britain occupied by the Vikings is:

• Danelaw

• Normandy

• Mercia

• Wessex

Fill in the blank: Danish tax, literally 'Dane yield' or tribute, was a tax raised to pay tribute or protection money to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged, is called _______.

• Danegeld

• Scutage

• Tallage

• Wergild

Fill in the blank: To be intentionally harmful or nasty. Viking warriors were known to be _______.

• vicious

• gentle

• timid

• kind